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Rhododendron lochiae is a species of plant in the family Ericaceae, and is one of only two species of the genus that are native to Australia. It is restricted to cloud forest habitats on a small number of mountain peaks within the Wet Tropics World Heritage site. The other Australian species, Rhododendron viriosum, was described in 2002 and is also restricted to high altitude cloud forest, but on different peaks to R. lochiae.
The first record of cultivation related to a specimen which was growing, and subsequently flowering, at Kew Gardens in 1939. Plants require good drainage, constant moisture, good light and a semi-shaded position protected from frost and hot sun.
Rhododendron lochiae occurs in cloud forests on certain mountain tops within the World Heritage Wet Tropics south of Cairns – Bell Peak (1,018 m; 3,340 ft), the Bellenden Ker range (1,592 m; 5,223 ft), and Mount Bartle Frere (1,611 m; 5,285 ft). It may grow as an epiphyte or a lithophyte in well developed rainforest and also in stunted wind-exposed forests, at altitudes above 980 m (3,220 ft). These are areas of extreme rainfall, with the annual total on Mount Bellenden Ker regularly exceeding 6 m (20 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rhododendron lochiae by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
