R. calostrotum ssp. riparioides

Marc Colombel



subgenus Rhododendron
section Rhododendron
subsection Saluenensia

 
Main features of the subsection :

Prostrate to erect shrubs, to 1.5m ; young shoots densely scaly, glabrous, or if setose then the setae quickly deciduous. Leaves evergreen, scales on lower surface of leaves overlapping, arranged in several tiers, the upper tier sometimes with stalks. Inflorescence terminal, 1-3(-5)-flowered. Calyx deeply 5-lobed. Corolla open-funnel-campanulate ; stamens 10, declinate ; ovary impressed below the declinate style. Seeds unwinged and obscurely finned.
 

Rhododendron calostrotum ssp. calostrotum
Rhododendron calostrotum ssp. keleticum
Rhododendron calostrotum ssp. riparioides
Rhododendron calostrotum ssp. riparium
Rhododendron saluenense ssp. chameunum
Rhododendron saluenense ssp. saluenense



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