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Westland's Rhododendron
Rhododendron moulmainense
Rhododendron moulmainense, Westland's rhododendron, is a species of Rhododendron native to southern China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hong Kong, Hunan, Yunnan), Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
It is an evergreen shrub or small tree 3–8 m (9.8–26.2 ft) tall. The leaves are 4–13 cm long, elliptical and leathery. Every leaf has a curving margin rolling backward toward the underside. The flowers are fragrant, borne on top of the branches, in umbels and in groups of two to four. The petals are white or pink, with the inner parts spotted orange. The flowering period is from March to April. The fruit is a cylindrical, 2.5–5 cm long capsule, 6-angled along its length, bearing numerous small seeds. The fruiting period is from May to June.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 706752.