Pukeiti
Pukeiti
Pukeiti
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Taxon
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Taxon
Rhododendron taggianum
Family:
Ericaceae (Heath)
Distribution:
China (Yunnan); Myanmar (north)
IUCN Red list:
Vulnerable
Life form:
Shrub - evergreen
Comments:
Habit: Forms a leggy, open shrub to 3m with attractive dark reddish-brown peeling bark.
Foliage: Oblong-lanceolate to oval leaves that are 7-12cm long by 2-4.5cm broad. the upper surface is a bright green with recurved margins. The underside is glaucous and scaly.
Flowers: Loose trusses of 1-3 tubular-campanulate creamy-yellow flowers with a strong scent.
Locations
1:
Graham Smith G35
(T3/G35)
• Accession: T3/2016-0153 • Provenance: Garden
2:
Ireland M1
(T3/M1)
• Accession: T3/2019-0188 (2) • Provenance: Garden
3:
• Accession: T3/2014-0277 • Provenance: Garden
Area
Individual