Rhododendron esetulosum Balf.f. & Forrest

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Genus

Rhododendron
Subsect. Selensia

Other taxa in genus

Glossary

herbarium: A collection of preserved plant specimens; also the building in which such specimens are housed.
hybrid: Plant originating from the cross-fertilisation of genetically distinct individuals (e.g. two species or two subspecies).

References

Royal Horticultural Society (1997). The Rhododendron Handbook 1998

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Shrub, 1.5–2 m; young shoots and petioles glabrous or with minute stalked glands. Leaves thick, 6–12 × 3–4 cm, ovate to elliptic, lower surface with a thin adpressed indumentum of scattered dendroid hairs. Flowers 8–10, in a lax truss; calyx (1–)4–10 mm; corolla white flushed rose, with or without purple flecks, funnel-campanulate, nectar pouches lacking, 30–35 mm; ovary densely stalked-glandular, style glandular, at least near the base. Flowering April-May. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)

Distribution China SE Tibet, NW Yunnan

Habitat 3,000–4,250 m

RHS Hardiness Rating H5

Conservation status Vulnerable (VU)

As there is no direct connection between the few plants in cultivation and wild-collected herbarium specimens, there is some doubt as to their status. In any case R. esetulosum may be a hybrid between R. selense and R. vernicosum. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)

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