Rhododendron decorum
| Rhododendron decorum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. decorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron decorum Franch. | |
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Rhododendron decorum (大白杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to Myanmar and Guizhou, Sichuan, Xizang, and Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 1000–3300 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 1–6 m in height, with leathery leaves that are oblong, oblong-ovate or oblong-elliptic, 5–19 by 3–11 cm in size. Flowers are white to pale pink.
Synonyms
- None recorded.
Tree tag of Rhododendron decorum tree
References
- "Rhododendron decorum", Franchet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France. 33: 230. 1886.
- The Plant List
- Flora of China
- Hirsutum.com
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