Rhododendron fulvum
| Rhododendron fulvum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. fulvum |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron fulvum Balf. f. & W.W. Sm. | |
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Rhododendron fulvum (镰果杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to northern Myanmar, and southwest Sichuan, southeast Xizang, and western Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 2700–4400 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 2–8 m in height, with leathery leaves that are oblanceolate to oblong-lanceolate or obovate, 8–20 by 3–7.5 cm in size. Flowers are white to pink, with crimson basal blotch and sometimes red spots.
Synonyms
- None recorded.
References
- "Rhododendron fulvum", I. B. Balfour & W. W. Smith, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 10: 110. 1917.
- The Plant List
- Flora of China
- Hirsutum.com
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