Description

Dwarf deciduous shrublet, c. 10cm high, young shoots glandular hairy. Leafy shoots from separate buds below the inflorescences; leaves with a short petiole; blade spathulate or oblanceolate, 5-15x3-6 mm, base obtuse, margin glandular ciliate, reticulation of veins prominent. Inflorescence buds terminal, opening to produce a 1-3-flowered raceme, the peduncle bearing leafy bracts, the peduncle, rhachis and bracts glandular hairy. Calyx lobes narrowly oblong, obtuse, c.5 x 1-2mm, glandular hairy and finely pubescent. Corolla rose-purple, ±rotate, glabrous, c.l5mm long, tube 7-8 mm long, lobes 5, broadly oblong, the division between the lower pair deeper. Stamens 10, filaments hairy below. Ovary ovoid, c.6 mm long, pubescent, 5-locular; style 5 mm long, curved, pubescent on the lower half. Capsule ovoid, c.6 mm long.

Distribution

USSR (E Siberia), China (Manchuria), Korea

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References

Philipson, W.R. & Philipson, M.N. (1986) A Revision of Rhododendron III. Subgenera Azaleastrum, Mumeazalea, Candidastrum and Therorhodion. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 44(1):20