 
 
Rhododendron pachystigma
Section Euvireya: Subsection Euvireya
Height - 1.5m - terrestrial
Leaves - obovate - 9 x 5cm
Flowers - funnel-shaped - 8cm - 2-3-flowered
Location - W. New Guinea: Leimo, near Wamena - 1900m
Epithet - "with a thick stigma", alluding to the large size of the stigma of this species.
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Rhododendron pauciflorum
Section Euvireya: Subsection Malesia
Height - 2m - epiphytic
Leaves - obovate - 3.2 x 2.5cm
Flowers - broadly tubular - 2.2cm - solitary or in pairs
Location - Malaysia: Peninsula - 1370-2135m
Epithet - "with few flowers"
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Rhododendron perakense
Section Discovireya
Height - to 1.8m - epiphytic
Leaves - obovate - 2.0 x 1.0cm
Flowers - cylindrical - 1.0cm - up to 5 per umbel
Location - Malaysia: Cameron Highlands, Mt. Brinchang
- 1830m
Epithet - "from Perak", Malaysia
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Rhododendron phaeochitum
Section Phaeovireya
Height - 1m - epiphytic
Leaves - elliptic - 10 x 5.5cm - scaly
Flowers - pink, occasionally red or cream - curved tubular
- 4cm - up to 5 per umbel
Location - Papua New Guinea: widespread; Indonesia:
W.New Guinea: Wamena - 2135-2560m
Epithet - "with a dark covering", referring
to the leaf scales.
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Rhododendron phaeochitum (cream form)
Section Phaeovireya
Height - 1m - epiphytic
Leaves - elliptic - 10 x 5.5cm - scaly
Flowers - pink, occasionally red or cream - curved tubular
- 4cm - up to 5 per umbel
Location - Papua New Guinea: widespread; Indonesia:
W.New Guinea: Wamena - 2135-2560m
Epithet - "with a dark covering", referring
to the leaf scales.
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Rhododendron phaeops
Section Phaeovireya
Height - 1m - epiphytic
Leaves - broadly elliptic - 8 x 5cm
Flowers - zygomorphic, curved tubular below, widening towards mouth - 5cm - up to 6 per umbel
Location - Indonesia: W. New Guinea: Bernhard Camp,
Idenburg River - 2150m
Epithet - alluding to this species' dark appearance.
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Rhododendron pleianthum
Section Euvireya: Subsection Solenovireya
Height - 6m - terrestrial
Leaves - elliptic - 14 x 9cm
Flowers - trumpet-shaped - 9cm - up to 20 per umbel
Location - Papua New Guinea: Western, Eastern &
Southern Highlands - 2680-3260m
and W. New
Guinea: Siam, near Kiroma, 2811m
Epithet - "with many flowers"
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Rhododendron polyanthemum
Section Euvireya: Subsection Euvireya
Height - 7m - epiphytic or terrestrial
Leaves - broadly elliptic - 15 x 9cm - scaly
Flowers - funnel-shaped - 3.5cm - up to 30 per umbel
- strongly scented
Location - Malaysia: Sabah: Mt. Trus Madi, Mt. Kinabalu;
Sarawak: Mt. Murud, Mt. Mulu
1300-2300m
Epithet - "many flowered"
The clone 'Sheila Collenette' is named for the original
collector of this species who made a significant contribution
to the knowledge of vireyas in Sabah.
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Rhododendron praetervisum
Section Euvireya: Subsection Euvireya
Height - 2m - usually epiphytic
Leaves - ovate to elliptic - 7.2 x 3.2cm
Flowers - long cylindrical - 8cm - up to 7 per umbel
Location - Malaysia: Sabah: Mt. Kinabalu, Mt. Alab along
the Crocker Range to Tenom
1100-1800m
Epithet - "overlooked" - this species was
not recognized in herbaria for some time after
first collected.
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Rhododendron pseudobuxifolium
Section Euvireya: Subsection Malesia
Height - 0.6m - terrestrial
Leaves - elliptic - 2.5 x 1.4cm
Flowers - cylindrical - 3.5cm - up to 4 per umbel
Location - Indonesia: Sulawesi: Latimodjong Range, Mt.
Rantemario - 3300m
Epithet - "like R. buxifolium"
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Rhododendron pubigermen
Section Euvireya: Subsection Malesia
Height - 1.2m - mostly epiphytic
Leaves - spathulate - 4.0 x 1.2cm
Flowers - open-campanulate - 1.6cm - solitary or in
pairs - up to 4 per umbel
Location - Indonesia: Sumatra: East & West Coast
- 1200-2560m
Epithet - "hairy seed", alluding to the tails
on the seed.
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Rhododendron pudorinum
Section Albovireya
Height - 4m - terrestrial
Leaves - broadly elliptic - 9 x 5.5cm
Flowers - cylindrical, flaring at lobes- 4cm - up to
15 per umbel
Location - Indonesia: Sulawesi: Latimodjong Range -
2500-3000m
Epithet - "bashful", alluding to the colour
of the flowers.
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Rhododendron pulleanum var. maiusculum
Section Discovireya
Height - to 2m - terrestrial
Leaves - elliptic or elliptic-obovate - 1.0 x 0.6cm
Flowers - cylindrical - 2cm - solitary, rarely in pairs
Location - Indonesia: W. New Guinea: Nassau Mts, Mt
Jaya, Mt Doorman, Hellwig Mts &
Mt Goliath - 1420-3450m
Epithet - after A.A. Pulle, Dutch botanist who collected
in New Guinea; var. from Latin,
maiusculus, meaning "somewhat greater",
alluding to the larger leaves and flower than var. pulleanum.
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Rhododendron pusillum
Section Euvireya: Subsection Linnaeopsis
Height - 0.25m - terrestrial
Leaves - ovate-elliptic - 1.0 x 0.5cm
Flowers - tubular - 2.3cm - up to 3 per umbel
Location - Indonesia: W.New Guinea: Main Range from
Mt Carstensz to the Oranje Mts.
3200-3900m
Epithet - "very small"
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