Rhododendron schizostigma

Sleumer

Ericaceae
Rhododendron schizostigma
gbif · cc0
President and Fellows of Harvard College
Rhododendron schizostigma
gbif · cc0
President and Fellows of Harvard College
Rhododendron schizostigma
gbif · cc0
President and Fellows of Harvard College

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It has been recorded at 3,225 m above sea level in Papua, Indonesia.

Asia, Indonesia, Papua, Papua New Guinea, PNG, SE Asia,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A shrub. It grows 1.5 m tall. The twigs are erect and slender. The leaves are in dense spirals. They are 5-14 mm long by 3-8 mm wide. The flowers occur singly or in pairs. They are red.

Notes

The name is ambiguous.

References (1)
  • World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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