Rhododendron wightii Hook. f., Rhododendron Sikkim Himalaya 3: , pl. 27 1851. ; Common name: Wight’s Rhododendron S-Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, Assam, Sikkim as per Catalogue of Life; Shrub 2-5m; branchlets glabrous or puberulous. Leaves broadly elliptic or obovate, 9-15×4-6cm, rounded or acute, base rounded or somewhat cuneate, densely appressed reddish brown tomentose beneath with compound hairs; petioles 1-2cm, stout, closely greyish floccose above. Racemes loose, 12-20 pundulous flowers; pedicels 1.5-2.5m, tomentose. Calyx minute, 5-lobed. Corolla campanulate or broadly campanulate, 3-3.5cm, mostly 5-lobed, pale or lemon-yellow with reddish or brownish spots. 3-3.5cm, mostly 5-lobed, pale or lemon-yellow with reddish or brownish spots. Stamens 10;filaments pubescent at base. Ovary brown tomentose; style glabrous. Capsules curved, 2.5-4×0.5-0.7cm. May-July Fir forests and Juniper/Rhododendron scrub (Attributions- Grierson A.J.C&Long D.G. Flora of Bhutan. Volume 2 part 1. Published by RBGE 1991 from Bhutan Biodiversity Portal)
white Rhododendrones : Attachments (2). 2 posts by 2 authors. These were found on lower heights. I have seen Rhododendrones in all the colours but very few white ones, They were trees of medium height One possibility is Rhododendron wightii http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Wight%27s%20Rhododendron.html One feature of this is that leaves are brownish of greyish on the underside. 2 more Rhododendrons : Mixed thread- 1 correct image as above. 3 posts by 2 authors. Two more Rhododendrons- Perhaps 100_1255.JPG- R. pronum 100_1263.JPG- R. hirsutum on way to Bumla pass- 11000-12000 ft. Needs confirmation The pink flowered rhododendron is R.campanulatum and the first one looks like R. anthopogon (note:-flowers should be in yellow color) and if not than check R.lepidotum Please find attached herewith the identified species. R. wightii & R. campanulatum respectively.
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Rhododendron wightii
Updated on December 24, 2024