R. afghanicum





subgenus Rhododendron
section Rhododendron
subsection Afghanica

 
Main features of the subsection :

Low shrub. Leaves evergreen, scales on lower surface well-spaced. Inflorescence terminal, a distinct and elongate many-flowered raceme. Calyx conspicuously lobed. Corolla campanulate ; stamen 10 ; regularly arranged ; style impressed sharply deflexed. Seeds unwinged, obscurely finned.
 

Rhododendron afghanicum



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