Rhododendron mengtszense Balfour f. & W.W.Sm.

Trans. Bot. Soc. Edinb. 27: 206 (1917).

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Description

Tree, c.6m. Leaves sub-coriaceous, narrowly oblanceolate, 10-14.5 x 2.3-3.2cm, 4-4.5 x as long as broad, apex cuspidate, base cuneate, upper surface glabrous when mature, though sometimes midrib tomentose towards base, lower surface glabrous except for the tomentose midrib towards base, with minute red punctate hair bases persisting; petioles c.lcm, densely matted-tomentose, hairs dendroid. Inflorescence c.8-flowered; rhachis c. 15mm; pedicels c.20mm, densely setose-glandular. Calyx c.lmm, setose-glandular, lobes rounded. Corolla campanulate, glabrous within, reddish-purple, apparently with darker nectar pouches, c.40mm. Ovary densely hairy, with rufous setae and setose glands; style glandular to tip. Capsule not known.

Distribution

China (SE Yunnan)

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Montane 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):292