Pukeiti
Pukeiti
Pukeiti
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Taxon
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Taxon
Rhododendron sidereum
Family:
Ericaceae (Heath)
Distribution:
China (Yunnan); Myanmar (north east)
IUCN Red list:
Near threatened
Life form:
Tree - evergreen
Comments:
Habit: Forms a small tree to 12m, the young branchlets have a thin fawn or whitish indumentum.
Foliage: Lanceolate, oblong-lanceoalte or oblanceolate leaves that havea leathery appearance, 9-25cm long x 2.5-7cm broad. A matt olive-green upper surface. The underside has a thin, plastered, shiny silvery-white, fawn or coppery indumentum of hairs.
Flowers: Trusses of 15-20 campanulate flowers ranging from a clear cream to yellow colour.
Note: because of its relatively small leaves this species may sometimes be confused with R. arboreum when not in flower.
Locations
1:
Corrigan G17
(T3/G17)
• Accession: T3/1970-1019 • Provenance: Wild
2:
Corrigan G30
(T3/G30)
• Accession: T3/2007-0170 • Origin: India • Provenance: Wild
3:
Gordon G14
(T3/G14)
• Accession: T3/2005-0142 • Origin: India • Provenance: Wild
4:
Gordon G14
(T3/G14)
• Accession: T3/2014-0035
5:
Goudie G34
(T3/G34)
• Accession: T3/2014-0219 (2) • Provenance: Garden
6:
Graham Smith/Goudie G21
(T3/G21)
• Accession: T3/1984-1003 (3)
7:
Pettison G5
(T3/G5)
• Accession: T3/2014-0037/A
8:
Pettison G9
(T3/G9)
• Accession: T3/2014-0034
Area
Individual