Rhododendron calostrotum

Rhododendron calostrotum
Rhododendron calostrotum subsp. keleticum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species:	R. calostrotum
Binomial name
Rhododendron calostrotum Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward[1]

Rhododendron calostrotum is a species of flowering plant in the genus Rhododendron native to Tibet, south-central China, and Myanmar.^[2] Its putative subspecies Rhododendron calostrotum subsp. keleticum, called the beautiful-covering rhododendron, and its cultivar 'Gigha' have both gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[3][4]

Supbspecies

The following subspecies are currently accepted:^[2]

• Rhododendron calostrotum subsp. riparium (Kingdon-Ward) Cullen

References

1. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13: 35 (1920)
2. "Rhododendron calostrotum Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
3. "Rhododendron calostrotum subsp. Keleticum beautiful-covering rhododendron". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
4. "Rhododendron calostrotum 'Gigha' rhododendron 'Gigha'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 4 November 2020.