Rhododendron irroratum
Rhododendron irroratum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Rhododendron |
Species: | R. irroratum |
Binomial name | |
Rhododendron irroratum Franch. | |
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Rhododendron irroratum (露珠杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to northern Vietnam and western Guizhou, southwestern Sichuan, and northern and southeastern Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 1700–3500 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 2–9 m in height, with leathery leaves that are oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic, 7–14 by 2–4 cm in size. Flowers are white or yellowish to violet-rose, with greenish or purple flecks.
Synonyms
- None recorded.
References
- " Rhododendron irroratum", Franchet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France. 34: 280. 1887.
- The Plant List
- Flora of China
- Hirsutum.com
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