Rhododendron esetulosum
Billeder af Rhododendron esetulosum
Beskrivelse
R. esetulosum (Selensia). Arten ses sjælden i kultur og angribes ofte af puddermeldug. Nogle mener det er en hybrid. Vokser i NV Yunnan ved 3-4000 m.
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R. esetulosum Balf.f. & Forrest
Shrub, 1.5–2 m; young shoots and petioles glabrous or with minute stalked glands. Leaves thick, 6–12 × 3–4 cm, ovate to elliptic, lower surface with a thin adpressed indumentum of scattered dendroid hairs. Flowers 8–10, in a lax truss; calyx (1–)4–10 mm; corolla white flushed rose, with or without purple flecks, funnel-campanulate, nectar pouches lacking, 30–35 mm; ovary densely stalked-glandular, style glandular, at least near the base. Flowering April-May. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)
Distribution: China SE Tibet, NW Yunnan
Habitat: 3,000–4,250 m
RHS Hardiness Rating: H5
Conservation status: Vulnerable (VU)
As there is no direct connection between the few plants in cultivation and wild-collected herbarium specimens, there is some doubt as to their status. In any case R. esetulosum may be a hybrid between R. selense and R. vernicosum. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)