Rhododendron uvariifolium
| Rhododendron uvariifolium | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. uvariifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron uvariifolium Diels | |
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Rhododendron uvariifolium (紫玉盘杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southwestern Sichuan, southeastern Xizang, and northwestern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 2100–4000 meters. It is a shrub or tree that grows to 2–10 m in height, with leathery leaves that are oblanceolate to oblong-oblanceolate or obovate, 11–24 by 3.5–6.5 cm in size. Flowers are white, pink, or rose, with crimson basal blotch and purple spots.
Synonyms
- Rhododendron dendritrichum Balf. f. & Forrest
- Rhododendron monbeigii Rehder & E.H. Wilson
- Rhododendron niphargum Balf. f. & Kingdon-Ward
- Rhododendron uvariifolium var. griseum Cowan
References
- "Rhododendron uvariifolium", Diels, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 5: 213. 1912
- The Plant List
- Flora of China
- Hirsutum.com
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