Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Rhododendron pruniflorum Hutch. & Kingdon-Ward |
Bibliography | Spec. Rhododendron [J.B.Stevenson]: 302 (1930) |
Native Range | sc. China to e. Himalaya and ne. Myanmar |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3000-4000m |
Description | leaves obovate to oblong, 2-4cm long, obtuse, mucronate, abaxially glaucous, densely scaly, flowers of 3-7, campanulate, 10-13mm long, capsule ovoid, 4-6mm long |
Size | 30-100cm |
Color | crimson, pink, purple |
Bloom | spring |
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 fall; layering in spring |
Synonyms | Rhododendron sordidum Hutch. Rhododendron tsangpoense var. pruniflorum (Hutch. & Kingdon-Ward) Cowan & Davidian |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |