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Cinnabar Flowered Rhododendron

Rhododendron cinnabarinum Hook. fil.

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mostly hypophyllous uredium of Chrysomyxa ledi var. rhododendri parasitises live leaf of Rhododendron cinnabarinum

Foodplant / parasite
Oidium ericinum parasitises Rhododendron cinnabarinum

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Description

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Shrubs, often straggling, usually evergreen, rarely semideciduous, 1–3(–7) m tall. Petiole 5–20 mm, scaly; leaf blade leathery, narrowly to broadly elliptic, oblong-elliptic to oblong-lanceolate or ovate, 3–6(–11) × 1.5–2.5(–5) cm, more than 2.2 × as long as broad; base usually rounded; apex obtuse, mucronate; abaxial surface pale glaucous-green, scales 0.5–1 × their own diameter apart, or nearly contiguous, usually unequal, brown or brown-red, rather fleshy; adaxial surface grayish green, usually scaly. Inflorescence terminal, umbellate, 2–4(–7)-flowered. Pedicel 0.5–1(–1.6) cm; calyx discoid or undulate, 1–2 mm, usually scaly; corolla tubular to narrowly campanulate, variable in color: yellow to cinnabar red (sometimes 2-colored), deep plum crimson, or rarely plum purple, 2.5–3.8 cm, fleshy; lobes spreading, ca. 1/3 as long as corolla, without or rarely with scales abaxially; stamens 10, slightly shorter than corolla, filaments pubescent towards base, rarely glabrous; ovary scaly, apex sometimes puberulous; style sparsely pubescent towards base or glabrous. Capsule cylindric or cylindric-ovoid, ca. 10 mm, densely scaly. Fl. May, fr. Sep.
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Flora of China Vol. 14: 300 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Distribution

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E. Himalaya (E. Nepal to Bhutan), S. Tibet, N. Assam.
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Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal Vol. 0 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal @ eFloras.org
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Distribution

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S Xizang, NW Yunnan [Bhutan, NE India, NE Myanmar, Nepal, Sikkim].
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Flora of China Vol. 14: 300 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Elevation Range

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3200-3800 m
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Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal Vol. 0 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Habitat

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Forests, open woodlands, forest margins, Rhododendron thickets, among shrubs, hillsides; 1900–4000 m.
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Flora of China Vol. 14: 300 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Rhododendron cinnabarinum

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Rhododendron cinnabarinum (朱砂杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to eastern Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, southeastern Tibet, and southwest China, where it grows at altitudes of 1,900–4,000 m (6,200–13,100 ft). It is a straggling evergreen shrub[1] that grows to 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are broadly elliptic, oblong-elliptic to oblong-lanceolate or ovate, 3–6 by 1.5–2.5 cm in size. The flowers are yellow to cinnabar red, sometimes ranging to plum colors.

References

  1. ^ "Rhododendron cinnabarinum". Trees and Shrubs Online. International Dendrology Society. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  • "Rhododendron cinnabarinum", J. D. Hooker, Rhododendr. Sikkim-Himalaya. 1: t. 8. 1849.

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Rhododendron cinnabarinum: Brief Summary

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Rhododendron cinnabarinum (朱砂杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to eastern Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, southeastern Tibet, and southwest China, where it grows at altitudes of 1,900–4,000 m (6,200–13,100 ft). It is a straggling evergreen shrub that grows to 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are broadly elliptic, oblong-elliptic to oblong-lanceolate or ovate, 3–6 by 1.5–2.5 cm in size. The flowers are yellow to cinnabar red, sometimes ranging to plum colors.

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