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Comprehensive Description

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Rhododendron chapmanii A. Gray, Proc. Am. Acad. 12: 61. 1876
An evergreen shrub 2 m. tall or less, with glandulardotted foliage and erect rigid branches; leaf-blades oblong or oval, 2-5 cm. long, obtuse or retuse at the apex, somewhat lustrous above, glandular-dotted beneath, revolute, abruptly narrowed at the base; petioles short, resinousdotted, glabrous; calyx-lobes broadly deltoid or rounded, broader than long; corolla rosecolored, 2.5-3 cm. long, funnelform-campanulate, the tube rather short and stout; longer filaments more than 2.5 cm. long; anthers less than 2.5 mm. long; capsules nearly 1 cm. long.
Type locality: Western Florida. DisTRiBUTit)N : Western Florida.

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bibliographic citation: John Kunkel Small, NathanieI Lord Britton, Per Axel Rydberg, LeRoy Abrams. 1914. ERICALES, CLETHRACEAE, LENNOACEAE, PTROLACEAE, MONOTROPACEAE, ERICACEAE, UVA-URSI. North American flora. vol 29(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY

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Rhododendron minus var. chapmanii

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Rhododendron minus var. chapmanii (syn. Rhododendron chapmanii), also known as Chapman's rhododendron,^[2] is an endangered variety, endemic to Florida, of the evergreen Piedmont rhododendron.^[3]^[4]

Description

Chapman's rhododendron grows to 2 metres tall and has an erect habit. New growth is red-brown, turning gray with age. The leaves are elliptic and are 3 to 6.5 cm long. Pink flowers with 5 petals and 10 stamens appear in the spring (March to April in Florida).^[3]

Distribution

There are three separate populations of the species within Florida, one in Clay County, the second in Gulf County and the third on the county line of Gadsden and Liberty counties.^[3]

References

^ "Rhododendron minus var. chapmanii (Alph. Wood) Gandhi & Zarucchi". The Plant List. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Rhododendron chapmanii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c Rhododendron chapmanii. Endangered and Threatened Species of the Southeastern United States (The Red Book) FWS Region 4. (As of 2/91).
^ "Florida's Federally Listed Plant Species". Florida Forest Service. Retrieved 10 Feb 2012.

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Rhododendron minus var. chapmanii: Brief Summary