Rhododendron maddenii subsp. crassum (Franch.) Cullen

 
  • Family : ERICACEAE
    (Heather Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RHODODENDRON FAMILY (बुराँश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ericaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Azalea crassa (Franch.) Kuntze; Rhododendron maddenii subsp. crassum (Franch.) Cullen; Rhododendron chapaense Dop; Rhododendron maddenii var. obtusifolium Hutch.; Rhododendron manipurense Balf.f. & G.Watt; Rhododendron odoriferum Hutch.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rhododendron crassum Franch.
  • Habit : Shrub or small tree
  • Key identification features : Much branched, tortuous trees or shrubs; Leaves broadly elliptic; Flowers large, white; filaments usually pubescent; Capsules oblong-cylindric, abruptly rounded to almost truncate at apex.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- August
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Subansiri
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : India, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 87-88
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Rhododendron maddenii subsp. crassum. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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