| Rhododendron
japonoheptamerum var. okiense, one of the varieties of the
elemental species Rhododendron japonoheptamerum, endemically
occurs in mountainous areas in the Oki Islands of Shimane
Prefecture. The primary characteristics are some leaf margins
appearing wavy, the leaves thin but stiff, feeling leathery, and
filaments having no hairs at the bases. Bloom time: April-May. |
