Pukeiti
Pukeiti
Pukeiti
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Rhododendron montroseanum
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Family:
Ericaceae (Heath)
Distribution:
China (Xizang (Tibet))
IUCN Red list:
Least concern
Life form:
Shrub - evergreen
Comments:
Habit: An upright shrub to 9m, which can appear sparsely clad as it sheds its leaves after one or two seasons.
Foliage: Handsome, thick, oblong to oblanceolate leaves, 20-40+cm long by 5-20cm wide rolled at the edges. The upper surface is dark green and shiny with distinct ribs. The underside has a silvery to buff, plastered and shiny indumentum.
Flowers: A truss of 15-20 oblique campanulate flowers of a vibrant rich pink with a crimson blotch fade to a softer pale pink.
Locations
1:
Gordon G14
(T3/G14)
• Accession: T3/1958-1002
2:
Goudie G26
(T3/G26)
• Accession: T3/1986-0005
3:
Richardson R9
(T3/R9)
• Accession: T3/2014-0026/A
4:
Richardson R9
(T3/R9)
• Accession: T3/2017-0332 • Provenance: Garden
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Individual