Rhododendron sphaeroblastum
Rhododendron sphaeroblastum | |
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Rhododendron sphaeroblastum var. wumengense | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Rhododendron |
Species: | R. sphaeroblastum |
Binomial name | |
Rhododendron sphaeroblastum Balf. f. & Forrest | |
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Rhododendron sphaeroblastum (宽叶杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southwestern Sichuan and northern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 3300–4400 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1–3 m in height, with leathery leaves that are ovate to oblong-ovate or ovate-elliptic, 7–15 by 4–6.5 cm in size. Flowers are white, pink, red, or yellow.
Synonyms
- None recorded.
References
- "Rhododendron sphaeroblastum", I. B. Balfour & Forrest, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 13: 60. 1920.
- The Plant List
- Flora of China
- Hirsutum.com
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