Biology:Rhododendron davidsonianum
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Rhododendron davidsonianum | |
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| cv. ‘Ruth Lyon’ | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. davidsonianum
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron davidsonianum Rehder & E.H.Wilson (1913)[1]
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Rhododendron davidsonianum, the concave-leaf rhododendron,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae that is native to the forests of Sichuan, China, where it lives at elevations of 1,500–2,800 m (4,900–9,200 ft).[4] Growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall and 2.5 m (8.2 ft) broad, it is an upright evergreen shrub. The glossy leaves are lanceolate and up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long. In Spring trusses of bell-shaped, pale pink or purple flowers are produced.[5]
In cultivation in the UK, Rhododendron davidsonianum has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[3][6] Like most rhododendrons it prefers an acid soil. It is hardy down to −15 °C (5 °F).
References
- ↑ "Rhododendron davidsonianum". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=332302-1&back_page=%2Fipni%2FeditSimplePlantNameSearch.do%3Ffind_wholeName%3DRhododendron%2Bdavidsonianum%26output_format%3Dnormal. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ↑ "Rhododendron davidsonianum". The Plant List. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/tro-12303836. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "RHS Plantfinder - Rhododendron davidsonianum". https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/details?plantid=3909. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ↑ "Rhododendron davidsonianum". Flora of China. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200016394. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ↑ Brickell, Christopher, ed (2008). The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 890. ISBN 9781405332965.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 85. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q10896543 entry
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