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<i>Rhododendron calostrotum</i>

Rhododendron calostrotum

Species of plant in the genus Rhododendron

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]

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Supbspecies

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

  • Rhododendron calostrotum subsp. riparium (Kingdon-Ward) Cullen

References

  1. [1]
    Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13: 35 (1920)
  2. [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. [3]
    "Rhododendron calostrotum subsp. Keleticum beautiful-covering rhododendron". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Rhododendron calostrotum 'Gigha' rhododendron 'Gigha'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
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