Rhododendron huidongense T. L. Ming

Acta Bot. Yunnanica 3: 115, t.l (1981).

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Description

Erect shrub; young shoots sparsely stellate-tomentose. Leaves oblanceolate, c.5.5 x 2cm, 2.7 x as long as broad, apex acuminate to apiculate, base rounded; both surfaces ± glabrous at maturity; petioles c.lcm, sparsely tomentose. Inflorescence c.6-flowered; rhachis c.5mm; pedicels c.lOmm, stellate-tomentose. Calyx c. 1.5mm, lobes rounded, glandular-ciliate. Corolla campanulate with a broad base and ? nectar pouches, red, 40-45mm. Ovary densely light brown-tomentose; style stellate-tomentose almost to tip. Capsule not known.

Distribution

China (S Sichuan)

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Slopes in forest

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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):377