Rhododendron shweliense Balf.f. & Forrest

Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 13:293 (1922)

WFO ID: wfo-0001048668

IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:333348-1

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Description

Very similar to R. chariiopes, differing as follows: leaves narrowly elliptic to narrowly obovate, 32-40 x 15-16 mm; corolla (only one poor specimen available) c. 11 mm, yellowish flushed pink; style puberulent over the whole of its length

Distribution

China (SW Yunnan)

Altitude

Habitat

Open cliffs and grassy slopes

Nomenclatural History

Notes

References

Cullen, J. (1980) A Revision of Rhododendron 1: Subgenus Rhododendron sections Rhododendron & Pogonanthum. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(1):143