Rhododendron insigne
Rhododendron insigne | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Rhododendron |
Species: | R. insigne |
Binomial name | |
Rhododendron insigne Hemsl. & E.H. Wilson | |
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Rhododendron insigne (不凡杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southern Sichuan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 700–2000 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1.5–6 m in height, with leathery leaves that are obovate-elliptic, obovate-lanceolate, oblong, or oblong-lanceolate, 8–13 by 2.5–4.5 cm in size. Flowers are pale to dark pink.
Synonyms
- None recorded.
References
- "Rhododendron insigne", Hemsley & E. H. Wilson, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew. 1910: 113. 1910.
- The Plant List
- Flora of China
- Hirsutum.com