Large tropical evergreen shrubs or small trees (typically much smaller in cultivation) with ovate-lanceolate leaves in pseudowhorls.The leaves are smooth on the upper surface and more or less scaly beneath.The tubular flowers are light yellow to orange, pink or red, often with a yellow tube and orange lobes.Easily grown and floriferous, this is one of the best vireyas for the beginner.A common species throughout New Guinea where it occurs in a wide variety of habitats from 1,600 to 10,800 ft.
1979/032PRAT(+32\R1\?).An easily grown and floriferous vireya, this species has small but abundant tubular flowers in shades of yellow to orange or light red.
1980/146BremenRhododendronPark:Boskoop(+32).Widespread Vireya section native of New Guinea with generous trusses of yellow to pink-orange flowers.
1983/056USDA#354378:P. Schick(+32).Tropical rhododendron with pale salmon pink flowers.A very popular form.
1983/074P. Schick(+32).
1985/016USDA#354381(+32\R1\3).Masses of salmon-pink flowers on this floriferous and easy species.
1985/021USDA#354330(+32\R1\?).Deep saffron-yellow flowers flushed apricot on the lobes.
