Rhododendron yunnanense
| Rhododendron yunnanense | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. yunnanense |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron yunnanense Franch. | |
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Rhododendron yunnanense (云南杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to Myanmar and Guizhou, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, and Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2200–3600 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1–2 m in height, with leaves that are oblong, lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate or obovate, 2.5–7 by 0.8–3m in size. Flowers are white, pale red, or pale purple.
Synonyms
- Rhododendron aechmophyllum Balf. f. & Forrest
- Rhododendron bodinieri Franch.
- Rhododendron chartophyllum Franch.
- Rhododendron chartophyllum f. praecox Diels
- Rhododendron hormophorum Balf. f. & Forrest
- Rhododendron pleistanthum Balf. f. ex Hutch.
- Rhododendron seguinii H. Lév.
- Rhododendron shaanxiense W.P. Fang & Z.J. Zhao
- Rhododendron suberosum Balf. f. & Forrest
References
- "Rhododendron yunnanense", Franchet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France. 33: 232. 1886.
- The Plant List
- Flora of China
- Hirsutum.com
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