R. lowndesii





subgenus Rhododendron
section Rhododendron
subsection Lepidota

 
Main features of the subsection :

Small schrub, to 2m ; young shoots scaly, setose and pubescent to glabrous. Leaves evergreen or deciduous, scales on lower surface distant or touching, with broad translucent rims. Inflorescence terminal, 1-5-flowered. Calyx well-developed.
Corolla campanulate ; stamens 10, regularly arranged, ovary impressed below the very short, sharply deflexed style. Seeds unwinged and obscurely finned.
 

Rhododendron cowanianum
Rhododendron lepidotum var. album
Rhododendron lepidotum var. lepidotum
Rhododendron lepidotum var. minutiforme
Rhododendron lowndesii



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