Rhododendron jasminiflorum

Rhododendron jasminiflorum is a rhododendron species native to Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, and the Philippines.

Description

Growing to in height, it is an evergreen shrub with clusters of slightly fragrant, narrowly trumpet-shaped flowers that open pink, turning white.

Range and habitat

Rhododendron jasminiflorum is native to Peninsular Malaysia, northern and eastern Sumatra, Sarawak on Borneo, and the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.

It grows in humid forests from sea level to 3,100 meters elevation, most commonly in lower montane forests at about 1,000 m.

Subspecies

Five subspecies are accepted:

• Rhododendron jasminiflorum subsp. chamaepitys – Borneo (Sarawak: Gunung Lambir)
• Rhododendron jasminiflorum subsp. copelandii – Philippines (Mindanao)
• Rhododendron jasminiflorum subsp. heusseri – northern and eastern Sumatra
• Rhododendron jasminiflorum subsp. jasminiflorum – Peninsular Malaysia
• Rhododendron jasminiflorum subsp. oblongifolium – Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo (Sarawak)

References

• Bot. Mag. 76: t. 4524 1850.