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Rhododendron calostrotum Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward  
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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesRhododendron calostrotum Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward 
Habitatthickets
Altitude3400-4800m
Descriptionleaves grey-green, obovate-elliptic, to 3cm long, flowers 1-2, subcrateriform, 3cm across
Size20-100cm
Colorpink, pinkish red
Bloomspring
Ca-
Typeshrub
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed 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)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

ERICACEAE

Rhododendron calostrotum Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13: 35 (1920)

3400-4800m
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calostrotum typicum ined.

sc. China, Tibet, n. Burma
36 CHC CHT 41 MYA

3400-4800m

calostrotum riparium (Kingdon-Ward) Cullen, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 36(1): 112 (1978)

Basionym:
Rhododendron riparium Kingdon-Ward, Sp. Rhodod. [J.B.Stevenson] 598 (1930)

Synonyms:
Rhododendron kingdonii Merr.
Rhododendron nitens Hutch.
Rhododendron rivulare Kingdon-Ward

Tibet, e. Himalaya, n. Burma
36 CHT 40 EHM 41 MYA








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