| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron citriniflorum Balf.f. & Forrest |
| Synonyms | Rhododendron chlanidotum Balf.f. & Forrest |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3600-5400m |
| Description | leaves coriaceous, oblong-obovate, 2-6cm, obtuse, adaxially glabrous, green, abaxially densely grey-brown hirsute, flowers 2-6 in umbel, tubular-campanulate, 3-4cm long |
| Size | 60-90cm |
| Color | orange, red, yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| 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) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
citriniflorum horaeum (Balf.f. & Forrest) D.F.Chamb., Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 37(2): 332 (1979)
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