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Rhododendron tatsienense Franch.

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Genus

Synonyms

  • Rhododendron hypophaeum Balf.f. & Forrest

Other taxa in genus

Glossary

corolla
The inner whorl of the perianth. Composed of free or united petals often showy.

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Rhododendron tatsienense

Rhododendron tatsienense Howick & McNamara 1533, collected on the east side of the Yulong Shan, north of Lijiang, Yunnan, 1990. (Yorkshire Arboretum, March 2020). Image John Grimshaw.

Shrub, 0.3–5 m; young shoots scaly, deep crimson. Leaves 2.2–4.2(–5.2) × 1.2–2.3 (2.7) cm, broadly to narrowly elliptic, apex acute, upper surface usually persistently scaly and with midrib puberulent, lower surface covered with unequal brown narrowly rimmed scales that are 1–2× their own diameter apart. Flowers 3–6, in a loose terminal inflorescence; calyx disclike, usually ciliate; corolla whitish to rose-pink or lavender, with or without red flecks, zygomorphic, widely funnel-shaped, 16–21 mm, outer surface lacking scales; stamens 10; ovary scaly, impressed below the decimate style that is glabrous or puberulous at base. Flowering April-May. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)

Distribution  China N Yunnan, W Sichuan, Guizhou

Habitat 2,100–4,250 m

RHS Hardiness Rating H5

Conservation status Least concern (LC)

Taxonomic note (incl. R. hypophaeum Balf.f. & Forrest) Royal Horticultural Society (1997)

This species resembles both R. siderophyllum (q.v.) and R. davidsonianum. It differs from the former in its broader leaves and smaller corolla, and from the latter in its narrowly rimmed leaf scales. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)

Rhododendron tatsienense

Rhododendron tatsienense Howick & McNamara 1533 (Yorkshire Arboretum, April 2022). Image John Grimshaw.

Rhododendron tatsienense

Rhododendron tatsienense Howick & McNamara 1533 (Yorkshire Arboretum, April 2024). Image John Grimshaw.

Rhododendron tatsienense

Rhododendron tatsienense Howick & McNamara 1533 (Yorkshire Arboretum, April 2024). Image John Grimshaw.

Rhododendron tatsienense

Rhododendron tatsienense Lancaster 951 (Ray Wood, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, April 2022). Image John Grimshaw.

Rhododendron tatsienense

A pale-flowered individual of Rhododendron tatsienense Lancaster 951 (Ray Wood, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, April 2022). Image John Grimshaw.

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