Rhododendron dalhousieae Hook.f.

 
  • Family : ERICACEAE
    (Heather Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RHODODENDRON FAMILY (बुराँश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ericaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rhododendron dalhousieae Hook.f.
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Comments / notes : Leggy, sprawling shrub, often epiphytic
  • Key identification features : Tubular-campanulate, creamy white to pale yellow, with 5 red stripes along the lobes. Truss holds 2-6 flowers.
  • Distribution :
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Siang
  • Native : India, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • Photographs of Dr. A.J.T. Johnsingh
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 79
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Rhododendron dalhousieae. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

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