Rhododendron heatheriae

Billeder af Rhododendron heatheriae

Beskrivelse

R. heatheriae (Falconera). Ligner R. arizelum og er den vestlige udgave af denne. Den afviger fra denne med de mere smalle blade (L/B, >3:1), som bliver gradvist mindre mod den også mere flade vingede korte bladstilk. Indumentet rust-brunt. Vildtvoksende ved 3850 m Showa La i SØ. Tibet. Er hårdfør.
Hans Eiberg

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Ikke i ARS og Flora of China
RBGE Herbarium
Keith Rushforth description of the species 2001. A new Tibetan Rhododendron

Photo by Keith Rushforth

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RHS Gardening; R. heatheriae

Botanical details

Family: Ericaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Genus: Rhododendron
Genus description:
Rhododendron can be evergreen or deciduous shrubs or trees, with simple leaves, sometimes with a dense colourful indumentum of hairs on the lower side, and funnel-shaped, bell-shaped or tubular flowers that may be solitary or in short racemes
Name status: Correct