R. virgatum ssp. virgatum





subgenus Rhododendron
section Rhododendron
subsection Virgata

 
Main features of the subsection :

Small shrubs ; young shoots scaly, otherwise glabrous. Leaves evergreen, lower surface papillose, the dense scales unequal and flaky. Inflorescence borne in the axils of the upper leaves, the terminal bud vegetative, each 1(-2)-flowered. Calyx lobes 2-3mm. Corolla funnel-shaped ; stamens 10, declinate ; ovary impressed below the declinate style. Seeds unwinged but caudate-appendaged at both ends.
 

Rhododendron virgatum ssp. oleifolium var. glabriflorum
Rhododendron virgatum ssp. oleifolium var. oleifolium
Rhododendron virgatum ssp. virgatum



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