Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Rhododendron trilectorum Cowan |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 21: 144 (1953) |
Native Range | se. Tibet to e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3600-4300m |
Description | leaves coriaceous, obovate, 1-3cm, acuminate, adaxially dark green, abaxially light green, glabrous, flowers 2-3, calyx carnose, glabrous, corolla infundibuliform-campanulate |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |