Rhododendron henanense ssp. lingbaoense

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Beskrivelse

R. henanense ssp. lingbaoense. This form of “R. purdomii-Maculifera“/R. oreodoxa var. shensiense now called R. henanense ssp. lingbaoense have ciliate margins and the midrib underneath and the stems have long bristles (as a young plant). I have seen these plants marked R. purdomii in Gotheborg and in Genova Botanical Gardens. To me it looks like a very close relationships to R. pachytricum. Also K. Cox could see the relationship to R. marculiferum (Encyclopedia p 58).
R. henanense ssp. lingbaoense is described in 1983 by W.P. Fang. Hans Eiberg

The R. purdomii (Taliensia / Ponticum / ?) species is a slow growing, creeping (some clone) species without hair and bristles. Collected from Taibai Shan in China. ARS 461/1995 (from Xian Botanical Garden -> Holden Arboreum -> ARS). As a seed plant it looked like R. aureum, which is located in Pontica subsection. R. purdomii, Taliensia

● R. henanense ssp. lingbaoense frø. Foto: Hans Eiberg
● R. henanense ssp. lingbaoense frø. Foto: Hans Eiberg

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Flora of China; R. henanense ssp. lingbaoense
R. henanense, PE Herbarium type specimens