Rhododendron triflorum Hook.f.

 
  • Family : ERICACEAE
    (Heather Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RHODODENDRON FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ericaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Azalea triflora (Hook.f.) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rhododendron triflorum Hook.f.
  • Common name : Three-Flowered Rhododendron
  • Vernacular name :
    • Pahenle Chimal (Nepali)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Key identification features : Flowers pale yellow spotted with green, fragrant, in clusters of 3, set amongst the new year's leaves; Corolla 4-5 cm across, with 5 spreading elliptic lobes, scaly; Stamens 10, exserted; Calyx shortly 5-lobed, fringed with stout hairs; Leaves lanceolate and very acute, 2-8 cm, shiny hairless above, densely glandular and scaly beneath; Older bark peeling off in cinnamon-coloured flakes; Capsule covered with scales.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- May
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Assam : Assam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, China, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, 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 triflorum. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

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