Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Rhododendron calostrotum Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward |
Habitat | thickets |
Altitude | 3400-4800m |
Description | leaves grey-green, obovate-elliptic, to 3cm long, flowers 1-2, subcrateriform, 3cm across |
Size | 20-100cm |
Color | pink, pinkish red |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | - |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-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 Indo-China (Myanmar) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
calostrotum riparium (Kingdon-Ward) Cullen, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 36(1): 112 (1978)
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