R. monanthum





subgenus Rhododendron
section Rhododendron
subsection Monantha

 
Main features of the subsection :

Epiphytic or free-growing shrubs ; young shoots scaly, otherwise glabrous. Leaves evergreen, scales on lower surface dense, broad-rimmed. Inflorescence terminal, 1-3-flowered.
Calyx minute. Corolla tubular-funnel-shaped to tubular-campanulate, with scarcely spreading lobes ; stamens 10 ; style impressed, straight. Seeds winged and finned.
 

Rhododendron concinnoides
Rhododendron flavantherum
Rhododendron kasoense
Rhododendron monanthum



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