Rhododendron araiophyllum
| Rhododendron araiophyllum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. araiophyllum |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron araiophyllum Balf. f. & W.W. Sm. | |
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Rhododendron araiophyllum (窄叶杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to northeast Myanmar and northeastern and western Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 1900–3400 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1–4 m in height, with leatherly leaves that are elliptic-lanceolate or narrowly lanceolate, 5–11 by 1.3–3 cm in size. Flowers are predominantly white.
Synonyms
- None recorded.
References
- "Rhododendron araiophyllum", I. B. Balfour & W. W. Smith, Trans. Bot. Soc. Edinburgh. 27: 184. 1917..
- The Plant List
- Flora of China
- Hirsutum.com
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