Rhododendron kawakamii
Section Pseudovireya
Height - 1.5m - epiphytic or terrestrial
Leaves - obovate or elliptic - 4.5 x 2.2cm
Flowers - campanulate - 1.0cm - up to 7 per umbel
Location - Taiwan: Central Mts. - 1400-2400m
Epithet - after Takiya Kawakami, 1871-1915, collector
in Japan
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Rhododendron kawir
Section Phaeovireya
Height - 4m - terrestrial
Leaves - elliptic- 10 x 5.5cm
Flowers - trumpet-shaped - 7.7cm - up to 10 per umbel
Location - Indonesia: W. New Guinea: Dimba village -
2280m
Epithet - "Kawir" is the name give to this
plant by the people of Dimba.
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Rhododendron kochii
Section Euvireya: Subsection Euvireya
Height - to 10m - terrestrial
Leaves - elliptic - 16 x 5cm
Flowers - narrowly funnel-shaped - 4.7cm - up to 20
per umbel
Location - Philippines: Luzon, Mindoro, Negros &
Mindanao - 1000-2300m
Epithet - after Otto Koch, German zoologist, who collected
plants and animals in the Philippines.
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Rhododendron konori var. konori (Papua New Guinea forms)
Section Phaeovireya
Height - to 6m - epiphytic or terrestrial
Leaves - broadly elliptic - 20 x 10cm - scaly
Flowers - funnel-shaped - 19cm - up to 10 per umbel
- strongly scented
Location - Indonesia: W. New Guinea & Papua New Guinea:
widespread along the main ranges
750-2500m
Epithet - after Konor, a Papuan deity
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Rhododendron konori var. konori (West New Guinea (Irian) forms)
Section Phaeovireya
Height - to 6m - epiphytic or terrestrial
Leaves - broadly elliptic - 20 x 10cm - scaly
Flowers - funnel-shaped - 19cm - up to 10 per umbel
- strongly scented
Location - Indonesia: W. New Guinea & Papua New Guinea:
widespread along the main ranges
750-2500m
Epithet - after Konor, a Papuan deity
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Rhododendron konori 'White Giant'
Section Phaeovireya
Height - to 6m - epiphytic or terrestrial
Leaves - broadly elliptic - 20 x 10cm - scaly
Flowers - funnel-shaped - 19cm - up to 10 per umbel
- strongly scented
Location - Indonesia: W. New Guinea & Papua New Guinea:
widespread along the main ranges
750-2500m
Epithet - after Konor, a Papuan deity; 'White Giant'
- selection of R. konori from seed grown (1986)
and named (1992) by L. Craven (NZ), the name reflecting
the large size of all parts of the plant but especially
the flowers. This cultivar can be raised from selfed
seed and is not clonal.
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Rhododendron konori var. phaeopeplum
Section Phaeovireya
Height - 2m - epiphytic or terrestrial
Leaves - broadly elliptic - 10 x 5cm - scaly
Flowers - funnel-shaped - 9cm - up to 6 per umbel -
scented
Location - Indonesia: W. New Guinea: Wissel Lakes region
& Arfak Mts. - 1300m
Epithet - sp. after Konor, a Papuan deity; var. "with
a dark covering", alluding to the leaf scales.
Smaller in all parts than var. konori.
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