Rhododendron vialii

Rhododendron vialii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species: R. vialii
Binomial name
Rhododendron vialii
Delavay & Franch.[1]
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Rhododendron vialii (红马银花) is a rhododendron species native to Laos, Vietnam, and southern Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 1200–1800 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 2–4.5 m in height, with leaves that are lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate or obovate-lanceolate, 4–9 by 1.8–4 cm in size. Flowers are dark red.[2]

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References

  1. "Rhododendron vialii", Delavay & Franchet, J. Bot. (Morot). 9: 398. 1895
  2. He Mingyou; David F. Chamberlain. "Rhododendron vialii". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  3. The Plant List

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