Rhododendron faithae Chun

Sunyatsenia 2: 78 t.19 (1934).

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Description

Shrub, c. 4 m. Leaves elliptic, 16-22.5 x 6-8.5 cm, 2.5-3.2 x as long as broad, apex rounded, mucronate, base rounded, lower surface glabrous; petioles 3-4 cm, glabrous. Inflorescence c. 10-flowered; rhachis c. 50 mm; pedicels 25-35 mm, stipitate-glandular. Calyx c. 2 mm, with shallow, stipitate-glandular lobes. Corolla c. 7-lobed, open-campanulate, sparsely stipitate-glandular outside, glabrous within, probably white and lacking flecks, 75-90 mm. Stamens c. 14, filaments glabrous. Ovary and entire style glandular. Capsule not known

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China (Guangdong, Guangxi)

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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):233