Rhododendron campylogynum Franch.

 
  • Family : ERICACEAE
    (Heather Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RHODODENDRON FAMILY (बुराँश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ericaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Azalea campylogyna (Franch.) Kuntze; Rhododendron amphichlorum Ingram; Rhododendron caeruleoglaucum Balf.f. & Forrest; Rhododendron campylogynum var. celsum Davidian; Rhododendron campylogynum var. charopoeum (Balf.f. & Farrer) Davidian; Rhododendron campylogynum var. eupodum Ingram; Rhododendron campylogynum var. leucanthum Ingram; Rhododendron campylogynum var. myrtilloides (Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward) Davidian; Rhododendron charopoeum Balf.f. & Farrer; Rhododendron cremastum Balf.f. & Forrest; Rhododendron damascenum Balf.f. & Forrest; Rhododendron glaucoaureum Balf.f. & Forrest; Rhododendron myrtilloides Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rhododendron campylogynum Franch.
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Key identification features : Creeping, prostrate or decumbent shrublets, up to 60 cm high; Leaves obovate or narrowly elliptic, often whitish or silvery beneath; Flowers pink to red or purple. Capsules on rigid pedicels, ovoid-cylindric, lepidote.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- July
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
  • Native : Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Tibet
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 77
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Rhododendron campylogynum. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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