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'Rhododendron wadanum' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.
Shrub or small tree; young shoots villose. Leaves in whorls of up to three, at the ends of the branches, 3–5 × 2–4cm, rhombic, apex acute, tip blunt, lower surface sparsely villose, more densely so on the midrib; petioles densely villose. Pedicels with eglandular or glandular hairs. Flowers 1–2 per inflorescence, appearing before the leaves; calyx minute; corolla rich rose-pink, funnel-campanulate, 22–30 mm; stamens 10; ovary densely villose; style stalked-glandular in lower half. Flowering April-May. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)
Distribution Japan SE Honshu
Habitat 950–1,500 m
RHS Hardiness Rating H6
Conservation status Least concern (LC)
A distinctive species on account of its glandular style. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)