Rhododendron grande | Plants of Bhutan Online

Rhododendron grande Wight

Vernacular name(s):

    Family:

    Ericaceae

    Range:

    - m

    Habitat:

    Vegetation zones:

    Evergreen oak forest, Hemlock forest

    Flowering months:

    February, March, April

    Establishment means:

    Native

    Child taxa:

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      Description

      Characters

      Growth form and life cycle:

      Growth form: Tree

      Life cycle: Perennial

      Leaf morphology:

      Shape: Elliptic, Oblanceolate

      Apex: Acute, Rounded, Apiculate

      Margin: Entire

      Base: Cuneate

      Leave arrangement/phyllotaxy: Simple

      References

      1. Grierson, A. J., & Long, D. G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim and Darjeeling (3rd ed., Vol. 2). Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.

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