Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Rhododendron muliense Balf.f. & Forrest |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 11: 101 (1919) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-4900m |
Description | leaves petiolate, thick, coriaceous, oblong-ovate, 1-2cm, rounded, mucronulate, sinuate-crenate, broadly cuneate, adaxially dark green, flowers 5-6 in compact, terminal umbel |
Size | 30-70cm |
Color | bright yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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 rupicola var. muliense (Balf.f. & Forrest) M.N.Philipson |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |