Rhododendron excelsum Chevalier

Rev. Act. Appl. et d’Agric. Trop. 9: 255 (1929).

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Description

Small tree, c.3.5m. Leaves coriaceous, obovate to oblanceolate, 8—14 x 3-4cm, 2.5-4.5 x as long as broad, apex blunt, base cuneate, margin not undulate, entirely glabrous when mature though with red punctate hair-bases overlying the veins beneath; petioles 2-3cm, glabrous. Inflorescence 6-12-flowered; rhachis 5—15mm; pedicels 20—30mm, stipitate-glandular. Calyx c. 1.5mm, stipitate-glandular, lobes minute. Corolla apparently white, up to c.50mm. Ovary stipitate-glandular; style glandular at base, otherwise glabrous. Capsule c.20 x 8mm.

Distribution

Vietnam

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Open forests

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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):300