Rhododendron ciliatum Hook.f.

 
  • Family : ERICACEAE
    (Heather Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RHODODENDRON FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ericaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Azalea ciliata (Hook.f.) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rhododendron ciliatum Hook.f.
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Key identification features : Small shrub, often procumbent on rocks, with short clusters of 2-4 widely funnel-shaped pink-flushed flushed flowers, gradually turning white, 3.5-5 cm long, with bristly flower stalks; Corolla-tube wide, with 5 notched overlapping lobes; Calyx deeply 5-lobed; Stamens 10; Leaves elliptic 5-9 cm, with conspicuous bristly margins and scaly beneath; A widely branched shub to 2 m, with young shoots, leaves, leaf-stalks and calyx all more or less bristly-haired; Capsule 1.6 cm, with persistent calyx.
  • Flower, Fruit : May- June
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Mayanmar, Nepal, Tibet, India, Bhutan
  • Literature :
    • Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Rhododendron ciliatum. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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