Rhododendron caespitosum
Section Euvireya: Subsection Linnaeopsis
Height - 2cm (up tp 20cm spread) - epiphytic
Leaves - elliptic - 0.6 x 0.3cm
Flowers - pale pink - cylindrical - 1.2cm - solitary
Location - Indonesia: W. New Guinea: Mt. Trichora, Lake
Habbema area - 2400-3500m
Epithet - "tufted"
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Rhododendron caliginis
Section Phaeovireya
Height - 0.5m - terrestrial or epiphytic
Leaves - linear - 7 x 0.6cm
Flowers - creamy-white or pale pink - curved tubular
- densely scaly - 3.5cm - usually solitary
Location - Indonesia: W. New Guinea: Koruppen Valley;
Papua New Guinea: West Sepik & Enga Provinces -
2400-2900m
Epithet - from Latin for "mist", alluding
to conditions where species first found.
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Rhododendron carrii
Section Euvireya: Subsection Solenovireya
Height - 2m - mostly epiphytic
Leaves - ovate - 6 x 5.5cm
Flowers - trumpet-shaped, slightly curved - 6cm - up
to 5 per umbel
Location - Papua New Guinea: Mt. Victoria - 2440m
Epithet - after Cedric E. Carr of New Zealand, 1892-1936,
orchid collector in S.E.Asia
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Rhododendron carringtoniae
Section Euvireya: Subsection Solenovireya
Height - to 5m - terrestrial
Leaves - obovate - 8 x 4.5cm
Flowers - trumpet-shaped, curved - 7cm - scented - up
to 6 per umbel
Location - Papua New Guinea: Mts. Obree, Victoria, Suckling
& Dayman - 1830-2440m
Epithet - after Lady Carrington, wife of a former British
Government representative in
New Guinea
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Rhododendron celebicum
Section Euvireya: Subsection Euvireya
Height - 1.5m - epiphytic
Leaves - elliptic - 7 x 3cm
Flowers - tubular - 4.6cm - up to 8 per umbel
Location - Indonesia: Sulawesi: Minahasa - 1800-2600m
Epithet - "of Celebes", now Sulawesi
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Rhododendron christi
Section Euvireya: Subsection Euvireya
Height - 1.2m - epiphytic
Leaves - ovate, the base cordate - 11 x 6.5cm
Flowers - curved tubular - 4.5cm - up to 5 per umbel
Location - Papua New Guinea: widespread;
Indonesia: W. New Guinea: Wamena River, Ibele Valley
- 1200-3000m
Epithet - after Konrad H. Christ, 1833-1933, Swiss botanist
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Rhododendron christianae
Section Euvireya: Subsection Euvireya
Height - to 3m - terrestrial
Leaves - broadly elliptic - 7.5 x 4.5cm
Flowers - tubular - 3.5cm - up to 5 per umbel
Location - Papua New Guinea: Milne Bay District - 600-1525m
Epithet - after the mother of Rev. Norman Cruttwell,
Christian Cruttwell, who worked as a
missionary in New Guinea.
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Rhododendron citrinum var. citrinum
Section Euvireya: Subsection Malesia
Height - to 2m - epiphytic
Leaves - elliptic - 6 x 3cm
Flowers - campanulate - 1.9cm - slightly scented - up
to 4 per umbel
Location - Indonesia: W. Java & Bali - 1000-2900m
Epithet - "lemon-yellow"
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Rhododendron commonae
Section Euvireya: Subsection Malesia
Height - to 6m - terrestrial
Leaves - elliptic - 4.3 x 2.2cm
Flowers - deep red, pink, pale yellow or white - curved
tubular - 3.5cm - up to 6 per umbel
Location - Indonesia: W. New Guinea: Mt. Jaya; Papua
New Guinea: Western, Eastern &
Southern Highlands & Morobe Provinces - 1800-4000m
Epithet - from being locally plentiful
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Rhododendron cornu-bovis
Section Euvireya: Subsection Malesia
Height - 2m - terrestrial
Leaves - obovate-elliptic - 4 x 1.4cm
Flowers - tubular-funnel-shaped - 2.5cm - up to 3 per
umbel
Location - Indonesia: W. New Guinea: Waigeou Island,
Mt. Nok - 860m
Epithet - after the top of Mt. Nok (Buffelhoorn in Dutch),
i.e. horn of a buffalo
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Rhododendron correoides
Section Albovireya
Height - to 4m - terrestrial
Leaves - elliptic or sub-obovate - 3.5 x 1.7cm
Flowers - tubular - 3.2cm - up to 5 per
umbel
Location - Indonesia: W. New Guinea: Main Range from
Mt Jaya (Carstensz), Hubrecht & Orange Mts to Mt
Trichora (Wilhelmina) - 3100-4300m
Epithet - resembling Correa, Australian trees.
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Rhododendron crassifolium var. crassifolium
Section Euvireya: Subsection Euvireya
Height - 2.5m - mostly epiphytic
Leaves - elliptic - 14 x 8cm - distinctively puckered
with raised midrib
Flowers - mostly pink to red, also orange and white
- funnel-shaped - 3cm - up to 20 per umbel
Location - Malaysia: Sabah & Sarawak; Indonesia:
Kalimantan - 1200-2200m
Epithet - "with thick leaves"
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Rhododendron cruttwellii
Section Euvireya: Subsection Solenovireya
Height - 6m - terrestrial
Leaves - obovate-elliptic - 10 x 4.0 cm
Flowers - trumpet-shaped, tube slightly curved - 7cm
- up to 9 per umbel
Location - Papua New Guinea: Maneau Range - 1860-2600m
Epithet - after the Rev. Canon Norman Cruttwell, missionary
and plant collector in P.N.G.
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Rhododendron culminicola var. culminicola
Section Euvireya: Subsection Euvireya
Height - 8m - terrestrial
Leaves - elliptic - 8 x 4.5cm
Flowers - tubular - bright red or purplish - 4.5cm -
up to 9 per umbel
Location - Indonesia & Papua New Guinea: widespread
- 2400-4000m
Epithet - "summit-dwelling"
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Rhododendron culminicola var. angiense
Section Euvireya: Subsection Euvireya
Height - 8m - terrestrial
Leaves - elliptic - 8 x 4.5cm
Flowers - tubular - bright red or purplish - 4.5cm -
up to 9 per umbel
Location - Indonesia & Papua New Guinea: widespread
- 2400-4000m
Epithet - sp: "summit-dwelling"; var: after
the Anggi Lakes where the type specimen originated
Differs from var. culminicola in having smaller, more
rounded scales, corollas to 3.5cm and
smaller fruits.
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Rhododendron cuneifolium var. cuneifolium
Section Discovireya
Height - 2m - terrestrial
Leaves - narrowly obovate - 3.0 x 0.7cm
Flowers - tubular - 2cm - solitary or in pairs
Location - Malaysia: Sabah: Mt. Kinabalu and Mt. Alab
- 1500-2800m
Epithet - sp.-"with wedge-shaped leaves"
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Rhododendron cuneifolium var. microcarpum
Section Discovireya
Height - 2m - terrestrial
Leaves - narrowly obovate - 0.8 x 0.25cm
Flowers - tubular - 1.3cm - solitary or in pairs
Location - Malaysia: Sabah: Mt. Trus Madi - 2300m
Epithet - sp.-"with wedge-shaped leaves";
var.-"small-fruited"
Differs from var. cuneifolium in having smaller
leaves and fruits.
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Rhododendron curviflorum
Section Euvireya: Subsection Euvireya
Height - 2.5m - terrestrial or epiphytic
Leaves - ovate-elliptic - 13 x 7cm - stiff - coriaceous
Flowers - curved tubular - 6.5cm - up to 11 per umbel
Location - Indonesia: W.New Guinea: Keyts Mts. &
Bele River - 1900-2700m
Epithet - "with curved flowers"
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