A new species, Rhododendron cochlearifolium Xiang Chen & Jiayong Huang (Ericaceae), from Guizhou Province, China is described and illustrated. It differs from the most morphologically similar species R. irroratum and R. agastum mainly by having small and spoon-like leaf blades, a more floriferous inflorescence, a shorter rachis, a corolla with no nectar pouches, glabrous filaments and a densely tomentose, eglandular ovary.
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1 November 2012
Rhododendron cochlearifolium (Ericaceae), a New Species from China
Xiang Chen,
Jia-Yong Huang,
Hua Xie,
Xun Chen
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