Rhododendron watsonii
Rhododendron watsonii | |
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Rhododendron watsonii var. rhododactylum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Rhododendron |
Species: | R. watsonii |
Binomial name | |
Rhododendron watsonii Hemsl. & E.H. Wilson | |
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Rhododendron watsonii (无柄杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southern Gansu and western Sichuan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 2500–3000 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 1.5–6 m in height, with leathery leaves that are oblong-elliptic to broadly oblanceolate or obovate, 10–33 by 4–10 cm in size. Flowers are white.
Synonyms
- None recorded.
References
- "Rhododendron watsonii", Hemsley & E. H. Wilson, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew. 1910: 112. 1910.
- The Plant List
- Flora of China
- Hirsutum.com