Rhododendron minutiflorum Hu

J. Arnold Arb. 12:155 (1931)

WFO ID: wfo-0001226886

IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332892-1

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Description

Shrub, to 2.3m; young shoots with dense flattened adpressed reddish-brown setose hairs. Leaves monomorphic, subcoriaceous, broadly obovate to oblong, 0.7-1.1 x 0.3-0.5cm, 1.4-2.3 x as long as broad, apex shortly acuminate, base cuneate, margin revolute and minutely crenulate, upper surface setose, lower surface paler, setose on midrib and margin, otherwise glabrous; petioles c.2mm, setose. Calyx c.lmm, setose, lobes rounded. Corolla funnel-shaped, colour unknown, c.6mm; tube c.2.5mm, outer surface reddish-hairy, glabrous within. Stamens 5, long-exserted, filaments puberulent below. Ovary densely setose; style setose below. Capsule not known.

Distribution

China (Guangxi)

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References

Chamberlain, D.F. & Rae, S.J. (1990) A Revision of Rhododendron IV Subgenus Tsutsusi. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 47(2):135