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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesRhododendron campylogynum Franch. 
BibliographyBull. Soc. Bot. France 32: 10 (1885)
Native Rangesc. China to e. Himalaya and ne. Myanmar
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Altitude2700-5100m
Descriptionleaves obovate to lanceolate, 7-25mm long, crenulate, mucronate, abaxially silvery, minutely scaly, flowers 1-5 in umbels, broadly campanulate, pruinose, 15mm long
Size5-10cm
Colorpink, purple
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
SynonymsAzalea campylogyna (Franch.) Kuntze
Rhododendron ampichlorum Ingram
Rhododendron caeruleoglaucum Balf.f. & Forrest
Rhododendron campylogynum var. celsum Davidian
Rhododendron campylogynum var. charopoeum (Balf.f. & Farrer) Davidian
Rhododendron campylogynum var. cremastrum (Balf.f. & Forrest) Davidian
Rhododendron campylogynum var. eupodum Ingram
Rhododendron campylogynum var. leucanthum Ingram
Rhododendron campylogynum var. myrtilloides (Balf.f & Kingdon-Ward) Davidian
Rhododendron charapoeum Balf.f. & Forrest
Rhododendron cremastrum Balf.f. & Forrest
Rhododendron damascenum Balf.f. & Forrest
Rhododendron glaucoaureum Balf.f. & Forrest
Rhododendron myrtilloides Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya)
     41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar)
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