Rhododendron aberconwayi

Rhododendron aberconwayi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species:	R. aberconwayi
Binomial name
Rhododendron aberconwayi Cowan

Rhododendron aberconwayi (碟花杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to north-central Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2200–2500 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1.5–2.5 m in height, with leatherly leaves that are oblong-elliptic to broadly lanceolate, 2.5–5 by 1–1.8 cm in size. Flowers are predominantly white.

Synonyms

• None recorded.

References

• "Rhododendron aberconwayi", Cowan, Roy. Hort. Soc. Rhododendron Year Book. 1948: 42. 1948.
• The Plant List
• Flora of China
• Hirsutum.com