Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Rhododendron megeratum Balf.f. & Forrest |
Synonyms | Rhododendron tapeinum Balf.f. & Farrer |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 2500-4200m |
Description | leaves coriaceous, elliptic to elliptic-obovate, 3-4cm long, obtuse, mucronate, shiny, glabrous, margins revolute, setose, flowers of 1-3, broadly campanulate, 15-25mm long |
Size | 30-60cm |
Color | white, yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | - |
Type | compact shrub |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya ) Indo-China (Myanmar) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
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