Rhododendron hongkongense
Billeder af Rhododendron hongkongense
Beskrivelse
R. hongkongense (Azaleastrum). Beslægtet med R. ovatum, men blomsterknopskæl er glatte udvendig. Calyx-lober er mindre og runde, tæt besat med kirtelhår. Vildtvoksende ved Hongkong og Kwangtung 800 m.
Hans Eiberg
ARS
RBGE Herbarium; R. hongkongense
Trees and Shrubs Online; R. hongkongense Hutch.
Shrub, to 5 m. Leaves 3–6.5 × 1.5–3.5 cm, elliptic to narrowly elliptic, apex blunt or notched. Flowers slightly scented, single, borne laterally below vegetative buds, white with purple spots on upper lobes, rotate, tube short, lobes spreading, c.50 mm across; stamens 5. Flowering March-April. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)
Distribution China S (Hong Kong, Guangdong)
Habitat c.1,000 m
RHS Hardiness Rating H2
Conservation status Data deficient (DD)
Closely allied to R. ovatum and only doubtfully distinct. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)