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Rhododendron brunneifolium Balf.f. & Forrest  
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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesRhododendron brunneifolium Balf.f. & Forrest 
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13: 33 (1920)
Native Rangesc. China to se. Tibet
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude3300-4200m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, to 7cm, oblong-oval, rounded, mucronulate, flat, on base obtuse, adaxially glabrous, abaxially thinly yellowish hirsute, flowers 3-4 in umbel, corolla campanulate
Size40-95cm
Colorrose
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer and in fall; layering in spring
SynonymsRhododendron eudoxum var. brunneifolium (Balf.f. & Forrest) D.F.Chamb.
Rhododendron eudoxum var. brunneifolium (Balf.f. & Forrest) Tagg
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
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