Rhododendron esetulosum

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R. esetulosum (Harry Smith 12950), i Milde Bergen. Foto: Terhi Pousi
R. esetulosum (Harry Smith 12950), i Milde Bergen. Foto: Terhi Pousi
R. esetulosum (Harry Smith 12950), i Milde Bergen. Foto: Terhi Pousi
R. esetulosum (Harry Smith 12950), i Milde Bergen. Foto: Terhi Pousi
Beskrivelse

R. esetulosum (Selensia). Arten ses sjælden i kultur og angribes ofte af puddermeldug. Nogle mener det er en hybrid mellem R. selense og R. vernicosum. Vokser i NV Yunnan ved 3-4000 m.
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R. esetulosum har kirtler på griflen (recessivt træk), men det har R. selense ikke, Så der kan jo være begrundet tvivl at det er en hybrid, mere sandsynligt er en mutation


RBGE Herbarium; R. esetulosum


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R. esetulosum Balf.f. & Forrest

Shrub, 1.5–2 m; young shoots and petioles glabrous or with minute stalked glands. Leaves thick, 6–12 × 3–4 cm, ovate to elliptic, lower surface with a thin adpressed indumentum of scattered dendroid hairs. Flowers 8–10, in a lax truss; calyx (1–)4–10 mm; corolla white flushed rose, with or without purple flecks, funnel-campanulate, nectar pouches lacking, 30–35 mm; ovary densely stalked-glandular, style glandular, at least near the base. Flowering April-May. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)

Distribution: China SE Tibet, NW Yunnan

Habitat: 3,000–4,250 m

RHS Hardiness Rating: H5

Conservation status: Vulnerable (VU)

As there is no direct connection between the few plants in cultivation and wild-collected herbarium specimens, there is some doubt as to their status. In any case R. esetulosum may be a hybrid between R. selense and R. vernicosumRoyal Horticultural Society (1997)

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