Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Rhododendron brunneifolium Balf.f. & Forrest |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13: 33 (1920) |
Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3300-4200m |
Description | leaves petiolate, to 7cm, oblong-oval, rounded, mucronulate, flat, on base obtuse, adaxially glabrous, abaxially thinly yellowish hirsute, flowers 3-4 in umbel, corolla campanulate |
Size | 40-95cm |
Color | rose |
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 in fall; layering in spring |
Synonyms | Rhododendron eudoxum var. brunneifolium (Balf.f. & Forrest) D.F.Chamb. Rhododendron eudoxum var. brunneifolium (Balf.f. & Forrest) Tagg |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |