Rhododendron calostrotum

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Rhododendron calostrotum
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Rhododendron calostrotum subsp. keleticum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species:
R. calostrotum
Binomial name
Rhododendron calostrotum

Rhododendron calostrotum is a species of flowering plant in the genus Rhododendron native to Tibet, south-central China, and Myanmar. [2] Its putative subspecies Rhododendron calostrotum subsp. keleticum, called the beautiful-covering rhododendron, and its cultivar 'Gigha' have both gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [3] [4]

Supbspecies

The following subspecies are currently accepted: [2]

References

  1. ↑ Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13: 35 (1920)
  2. 1 2 "Rhododendron calostrotum Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Rhododendron calostrotum subsp. Keleticum beautiful-covering rhododendron". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Rhododendron calostrotum 'Gigha' rhododendron 'Gigha'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
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