Vasilis Teodoridis:
Ericaceae | Enkianthus
2. Enkianthus deflexus (Griffith) C. K. Schneider; Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 521. 1911.
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Shrubs or trees; deciduous; 1.5–5 m tall. Twigs subglabrous. Leaf petiole 0.5–1.5 cm; pubescent; hispidulous; or glabrous; leaf blade elliptic; obovate-elliptic; or oblong-elliptic; 3–7 x 1.5–3 cm; thinly papery; abaxially hispidulous on veins or glabrescent; adaxially sparsely shortly setulose and puberulous on veins or glabrous; midvein raised abaxially; adaxially slightly impressed; secondary and fine veins slender and inconspicuous; base cuneate to broadly cuneate; margin serrulate; apex acute. Inflorescence corymbose-racemose; rachis to 5–7 cm; many flowered; densely pubescent or scattered glandular pubescent. Pedicel flattened; terete; 1.5–3 cm; slender; densely pubescent; with glandular hairs or not. Calyx ciliolate; lobes ovate-triangular; 2–3 mm. Corolla white; brick red; or pale yellow; broadly campanulate; 0.8–1.5 cm; lobes erect; broadly triangular. Filaments puberulous. Ovary shortly setulose; pubescent; or glabrous; style pubescent to glabrous. Capsule pendulous; 5–7 mm; stalk erect or distinctly recurved; 2.5–3.5 cm. Fl. Apr–Jul; fr. Jun–Jul.
Pinus or Quercus forests; mixed forests on mountain slopes; disturbed forests; thickets; 1000–3300(–3900) m. S Gansu; Guizhou; Guangdong; Hubei; Sichuan; Xizang; Yunnan [Bhutan; NE India (Darjiling); Myanmar; Nepal; Sikkim].