Rhododendron formosanum Hemsl.

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'Rhododendron formosanum' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/rhododendron/rhododendron-formosanum/). Accessed 2024-03-18.

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Other taxa in genus

Glossary

indumentum
A covering of hairs or scales.

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'Rhododendron formosanum' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/rhododendron/rhododendron-formosanum/). Accessed 2024-03-18.

Shrub or small tree, 2–5.5 m. Leaves 7–13 × 1.5–3 cm, elliptic to oblanceolate, apex cuspidate, upper surface reticulate, lower surface with a one-layered compacted fawn indumentum intermixed with a few glands; petioles 1–2 cm. Flowers 10–20, in an open inflorescence, white to pink, with purplish flecks, widely funnel-shaped, nectar pouches lacking, 30–40 mm; ovary densely reddish-tomentose, style glabrous. Flowering April. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)

Distribution  Taiwan

Habitat 800–2,000 m

RHS Hardiness Rating H5

Conservation status Least concern (LC)

The relatively narrow leaves with a one-layered indumentum and short petioles will distinguish this from the remaining species in Subsect. Argyrophylla. It is little grown as some forms are tender. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)