Rhododendron luteiflorum (Davidian) Culien

Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 36:114 (1978)

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Description

Very similar to R. glaucophyllum var. glaucophyllum, differing as follows: leaves elliptic, obtuse at the apex, not or scarcely lepidote above, sparsely so beneath, calyx lobes rounded at the apex, not loriform-ciliate and without a tuft or hairs inside at the apex; corolla campanulate, bright, clear yellow, 20-22 mm, tube c. 12 mm.

Distribution

ne Burma

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Habitat

In thickets and on exposed ridges

Nomenclatural History

R. glaucophyllum var. luteiflorum Davidian, Journ. Roy. Hort. Soc. 85:369 (1960). Type: N Burma, N Triangle, Uring Bum above Akhail, 10000 ft, 4 xi 1953, Kingdon Ward 21556 (holo. BM)

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References

Cullen, J. (1980) A Revision of Rhododendron 1: Subgenus Rhododendron sections Rhododendron & Pogonanthum. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(1):141