Filed As:
Ericaceae
Rhododendron javanicum subsp. schadenbergii (Warb.) Argent
Ericaceae
Rhododendron javanicum subsp. schadenbergii (Warb.) Argent
Location:
Philippines. Todaya (Mt. Apo), District of Davao, Island of Mindanao, on a ridge of mount Colelan. Alt. 2286m. (7500 ft.)
Philippines. Todaya (Mt. Apo), District of Davao, Island of Mindanao, on a ridge of mount Colelan. Alt. 2286m. (7500 ft.)
Description:
An Epiphyte...: stems few, spreading, subdeflexed, the tips suberect and green; twigs rather gnarly, ashy gray; leaves thickly coriaceous, dull dark green on the upper side, gradually recurved, much lighter green and punctate beneath; flowers odorless, 3-5 clustered, pedicels thick, terete, ascending, reddish; corolla heavy and somewhat fleshy, 2-3 inches long, red, the rotate lobes as widely spreading as the flower is long; stamens and pistils pale red; ovary glabrous, reddish brown; anthers creamy yellow; flowers divaricate and very showy! "Malagos.".
An Epiphyte...: stems few, spreading, subdeflexed, the tips suberect and green; twigs rather gnarly, ashy gray; leaves thickly coriaceous, dull dark green on the upper side, gradually recurved, much lighter green and punctate beneath; flowers odorless, 3-5 clustered, pedicels thick, terete, ascending, reddish; corolla heavy and somewhat fleshy, 2-3 inches long, red, the rotate lobes as widely spreading as the flower is long; stamens and pistils pale red; ovary glabrous, reddish brown; anthers creamy yellow; flowers divaricate and very showy! "Malagos.".
Habitat:
in moss covered dry woods.
in moss covered dry woods.
Other:
Specimen Notes: [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]
Specimen Notes: [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 04394968
GUID: ff71d490-7bb0-4f4f-9357-014a0f149971
NY Barcode: 04394968
GUID: ff71d490-7bb0-4f4f-9357-014a0f149971