Rhododendron kesangiae
Rhododendron kesangiae is a rhododendron species endemic to Bhutan, where it grows at altitudes of 2890–3450 meters in the Fir and Hemlock forests.[1] It is called Tala (ཏ་ལ) in Dzongkha. It is a tree that typically grows to 15 meters in height, with leaves that are broadly elliptic to almost obovate, and 20-30 x 10–16 cm in size. Flowers are rose pink, fading to purple.
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| Rhododendron kesangiae from Pele La Pass where the holotype was collected | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. kesangiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron kesangiae D.G. Long & Rushforth | |
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Etymology
The species name kesangiae was given in honour to the Royal Grandmother, Ashi Kesang Choden (born 1930) Wangchuck of Bhutan.
Flowering
Rhododendron kesangiae flowers from April to May.[2]
Infraspecies
- Rhododendron kesangiae var. album P. Namgyel & D.G. Long
- Rhododendron kesangiae var. kesangiae
References
- Yangzom, Rinchen; Long, David (11 November 2015). Plants endemic to Bhutan Himalaya. Serbithang, Thimphu: National Biodiversity Centre. p. 49. ISBN 9789993676355.
- Grierson, A.J.C.; Long, D.G. Flora of Bhutan : including a record of plants from Sikkim. Volume 2, Part 1 [Angiospermae: Rutaceae - Ericaceae]. Royal Botanic Garden. ISBN 1872291023.
- Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 45: 331 1988 publ. 1989.
- "Rhododendron kesangiae: an endemic species from Bhutan with a description of a new variety", New Plantsman, Namgyel, P. Long, D.G. (Department of Forests, Thimphu, Bhutan), 1995. ISSN 1352-4186.
- Flora of Bhutan. Volume 2, part 1, Grierson A.J.C. & Long D.G., published by RBGE, 1991.
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