Rhododendron irroratum
| Rhododendron irroratum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. irroratum |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron irroratum Franch. | |
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Rhododendron irroratum (露珠杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to northern Vietnam and western Guizhou, southwestern Sichuan, and northern and southeastern Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 1700–3500 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 2–9 m in height, with leathery leaves that are oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic, 7–14 by 2–4 cm in size. Flowers are white or yellowish to violet-rose, with greenish or purple flecks.
Synonyms
- None recorded.
References
- " Rhododendron irroratum", Franchet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France. 34: 280. 1887.
- The Plant List
- Flora of China
- Hirsutum.com
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