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Rhododendron joniense Ching & H. P. Yang

Description

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Small much-branched shrubs, up to 1 m tall; branches of current year densely ferruginous to dark brown scaly. Petiole ca. 1 mm, scaly; leaf blade narrowly oblong, 1–2 × 0.4–0.7 cm; base cuneate; apex rounded, not mucronate; abaxial surface deep brown, scales contiguous, 2-colored, pale yellow, with many brown scales among them; adaxial surface dark green, scales contiguous or nearly so. Inflorescence 3- or 4-flowered. Pedicel ca. 0.1 cm, scaly; calyx salver-shaped; lobes ca. 0.8 mm, rounded, usually unequal, scales forming a central band, margin ciliate; corolla narrowly funnelform, lavender, ca. 1.6 cm, tube ca. 4 mm, throat pubescent; stamens 10, slightly shorter than corolla, filaments usually pubescent to some extent; ovary ca. 1.5 mm, densely scaly; style to 1.1 cm, slightly longer than stamens, pubescent towards at base. Capsule ovoid, 3–4 mm, densely scaly. Fl. May, fr. Jun.
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Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA
bibliographic citation
Flora of China Vol. 14: 295 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Flora of China @ eFloras.org
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Wu Zhengyi, Peter H. Raven & Hong Deyuan
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Distribution

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S Gansu.
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Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA
bibliographic citation
Flora of China Vol. 14: 295 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Flora of China @ eFloras.org
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Wu Zhengyi, Peter H. Raven & Hong Deyuan
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eFloras.org
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Habitat

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Slopes, shady places; ca. 2500 m.
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Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA
bibliographic citation
Flora of China Vol. 14: 295 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
source
Flora of China @ eFloras.org
editor
Wu Zhengyi, Peter H. Raven & Hong Deyuan
project
eFloras.org
original
visit source
partner site
eFloras