Plant Diversity ›› 1988, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (03): 1-3.

• Articles •    

A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS RHODODENDRON

Fang Ruizheng (R. C. Fang),Zhang Xiushi (S. S. Chang)   

  1. Kunming Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, Kunming;Institute of Biology, Guizhou Academy of Sciences, Guiyang
  • Online:1988-06-25 Published:1988-06-25

Abstract: Rhododendron brevicaudatum R. C. Fang et S. S. Chang, sp. nov. (Subgen. Rhododendron, Sect. Rhododendron, Subsect. Micrantha) Species affinis R. micranthi Turcz., sed foliis multo majoribus ,9-12.5×2.5-3.3 cm, apice  breve caudato-acuminatis, basi subrotundatis, subtus indumento arachnoideo obsolete obtectis, corollis et capsulis majoribus differt.

Key words: Rhododendron brevicaudatum