Pukeiti
Pukeiti
Pukeiti
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Taxon
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Taxon
Rhododendron commonae [Coral Pink Form] (Vireya)
Family:
Ericaceae (Heath)
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
IUCN Red list:
Least concern
Life form:
Shrub - evergreen
Comments:
Habit: Forms a compact, stiff shrub.
Foliage: Green leaves spirally arranged in loose pseudowhorls. Lobed scales are pressed into the leaf surface.
Flower: 4 - 6 tubular, curved flowers of coral pink hanging in a loose unbel. Repeat flowering.
Locations
1:
• Accession: T3/2016-0161 • Provenance: Garden
2:
Vireya (north side) V2
(T3/V2)
• Accession: T3/1991-0091/A • Origin: Papua New Guinea • Provenance: Garden - wild origin
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Individual