Rhododendron catacosmum [Balfour f. ex] Tagg

Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 15: 307 (1927).

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Description

Shrub, 1.3—3m; young shoots fulvous-tomentose, setae very few or entirely lacking. Leaves obovate, 8-10 x 4.2-5.5 cm, 1.6-2 x as long as broad, apex rounded, apiculate, base broadly cuneate, upper surface glabrous, lower surface densely fulvous-tomentose, indumentum bistrate, the upper layer loose, dendroid, the lower whitish and compacted; petioles 1-1.5cm, tomentose. Inflorescence 6-9-flowered; rhachis 5-10mm; pedicels 25-35mm, floccose-tomentose. Calyx 15-20mm, cupular, glabrous except for the ciliate margin, lobes shallow. Corolla fleshy, tubular-campanulate, crimson, c.45mm. Ovary densely tomentose. Capsule 20-25 x c.l2mm.

Distribution

China (SE Xizang, NW Yunnan)

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Forest margins, rocky slopes

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References

Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):389