Rhododendron simiarum Hance

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Genus

Synonyms

  • Rhododendron fokiense Franch.

Other taxa in genus

Glossary

variety
(var.) Taxonomic rank (varietas) grouping variants of a species with relatively minor differentiation in a few characters but occurring as recognisable populations. Often loosely used for rare minor variants more usefully ranked as forms.

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Shrub, 2–6 m. Leaves 7–14.5 × 1.8–4.5 cm, narrowly elliptic to broadly oblanceolate, apex rounded to acuminate, upper surface reticulate, lower surface with a one-layered white thin compacted indumentum embedded in a surface film. Flowers 4–7, in a lax truss, pink, with a few darker flecks, open-campanulate, nectar pouches lacking, 25–35 mm; ovary rufous-stellate-tomentose, and with shortly stalked glands, style glabrous or with a few glands at base. Flowering April-May. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)

Distribution  China S & E

Habitat 600–1,000 m

RHS Hardiness Rating H3

Conservation status Least concern (LC)

Taxonomic note (incl. R. fokiense Franch.) Royal Horticultural Society (1997)

Rare in cultivation as it is susceptible to frost damage; only the type variety is in cultivation. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)