Rhododendron falconeri ssp. falconeri

R. falconeri ssp. falconeri

Flore des serres et des jardins de l'Europe

Marc Colombel

Garth Wedemire

Garth Wedemire

Marc Colombel

Marc Colombel

Marc Colombel

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subgenus Hymenanthes

section Ponticum

subsection Falconera

Main features of the subsection :

Large shrubs or trees, 2.5-12m. Leaves large, oblanceolate to broadly obovate, lower surface covered with a white to rufous indumentum composed of cup-shaped hairs, sometimes also with a compacted lower layer. Inflorescence dense, 10-25-flowered. Calyx minute. Corolla (5-)7-10-lobed, yellow or white to pink, funnel- to oblique- or ventricose-campanulate, nectar pouches lacking.
Stamens (10)14-18. Ovary tomentose, glandular or glabrous ; style glabrous.