Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Rhododendron megeratum Balf.f. & Forrest |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 12: 140 (1920) |
Native Range | sc. China to e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
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 | 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 |
Synonyms | Rhododendron tapeinum Balf.f. & Farrer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |