Rhododendron nuttallii T.J.Booth ex Nutt.

 
  • Family : ERICACEAE
    (Heather Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RHODODENDRON FAMILY (बुराँश फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Ericaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Azalea nuttallii (Booth ex Nutt.) Kuntze; Rhododendron goreri Davidian; Rhododendron sinonuttallii Balf.f. & Forrest
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rhododendron nuttallii T.J.Booth ex Nutt.
  • Habit : Shrub or Tree
  • Key identification features : Trees or shrubs, up to 9 m tall; Leaves large, elliptic, coriaceous, prominently reticulate beneath; Inflorescence 3-4 -flowered; Flowers white with a yellow blotch, pink at mouth, fragrant, lily like luminous; pedicels densely lepidote; Capsules much exceeding persistent calyx, cylindric, ledpidote.
  • Flower, Fruit : March- August
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Subansiri
  • Native : China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Tibet, 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: 90
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Rhododendron nuttallii. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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