Rhododendron mollicomum Balfour f. & W.W.Sm.

Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 9:249 (1916)

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Description

Very similar to R. hemitrichotum, differing as follows: leaves densely pubescent on the undersurface which is not shining and white, corolla pale to deep pink, rather narrowly funnel-shaped, 19-30 mm, tube 12-18 mm, capsule 6-10 mm.

Distribution

China (N Yunnan, SW Sichuan)

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Habitat

Scrub, thickets, forest margins

Nomenclatural History

R. mollicomum var. rockii Tagg, Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 15:114 (1926). Type: China, Yunnan, Yangtze watershed, W slope of Lichiang snow range, iv 1923, Rock 8551 (holo. E)

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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):84