Rhododendron simsii
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Rhododendron simsii, Planch. (R. indicum var. Simsii, Maxim. R. indicum var. ignescens, Sweet. Azalea indica, Sims, not Linn.). Half-evergreen or evergreen shrub, to 10 ft.: lvs. elliptic-ovate to elliptic-lanceolate, rarely lanceolate, acute, cuneate at base, sparingly strigose and dull above, more densely so beneath, at least on the veins, 3/4-2 in. long: fls. 2-3, sepals ovate to lanceolate, densely strigose and ciliate; corolla funnelform, 1 1/2-2 in. across, carmine or rose-colored; stamens 7-10; anthers purple. May, June. W. China. B.M. 1480. L.B.C. 3:275.—The typical form has been recently re-intro. by E. H. Wilson.
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- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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