Rhododendron anthopogonoides ssp. hoi
Rhododendron anthopogonoides ssp. hoi
R. hoi RAN519. Foto: Remi Alexander Nielsen
R. hoi RAN519. Foto: Remi Alexander Nielsen
R. hoi RAN519. Foto: Remi Alexander Nielsen
R. hoi RAN519. Foto: Remi Alexander Nielsen
R. hoi RAN519. Foto: Remi Alexander Nielsen
R. anthopogonoides ssp. hoi (Pogonanthum) (anthopogonoides subsp. hoi).
H. Eiberg
Flora of China
Rhododendron hoi W. P. Fang, Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Szechuan. 1957(2): 216. 1957 [“hoii”].
Rhododendron anthopogonoides Maximowicz subsp. hoi (W. P. Fang) W. P. Fang & Z. X. Xiong.
Shrubs, 0.6–1 m tall; branchlets blackish scaly. Petiole ca. 2 mm, scaly; leaf blade elliptic, 1.5–2(–2.5) × 1–1.2 cm; base rounded
to broadly cuneate; margin somewhat revolute; apex acute, mucronulate; abaxial surface scales dense, brown or yellowish; adaxial
surface shiny, glabrous. Inflorescence 10–12-flowered. Pedicel ca. 0.2 cm, glabrous; calyx lobes ca. 5 mm persisting to enclose
mature capsule, glabrous except for the ciliate margin; corolla funnelform, pinkish, 1.3–1.5 cm, tube 7–9 mm, outer surface glabrous,
inner surface villous; stamens 5, included within the tube, filaments glabrous; ovary ca. 1.5 mm, scaly; style ca. 1 mm. Capsule ca. 4 mm. Fl. Jun, fr. Aug.
Mountain summits, ridges, grassy slopes; 3500–3600 m. NC Sichuan (Lixian, Maowen, Wenchuan).
The original author suggested that this species has affinities with Rhododendron anthopogonoides and R. rufescens.
From the original description, it may be close to R. primuliflorum.