Pukeiti
Pukeiti
Pukeiti
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Taxon
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Taxon
Rhododendron sidereum [Benmore Form]
Family:
Ericaceae (Heath)
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:
Pettison G1
(T3/G1)
• Accession: T3/1983-1024
Area
Individual