R. brevicaudatum





subgenus Rhododendron
section Rhododendron
subsection Micrantha

 
Main features of the subsection :

Shrubs, to 2m ; young shoots scaly, puberulent. Leaves evergreen, scales on lower surface touching or overlapping, broad-rimmed. Inflorescence terminal, a many-flowered raceme. Calyx small. Corolla funnel-campanulate, 5-8mm ; stamens 10, more or less straight ; ovary impressed below the straight style. Seeds prominantly winged and finned.
 

Rhododendron brevicaudatum
Rhododendron liaoxigensis
Rhododendron micranthum



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