Rhododendron wardii
| Rhododendron wardii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. wardii |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron wardii W.W. Sm. | |
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Rhododendron wardii (黄杯杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southwestern Sichuan, southeastern Xizang, and northwestern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 3000–4600 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 3 m in height, with leathery leaves that are narrowly ovate to oblong-elliptic or broadly ovate-elliptic, 5–8 by 3–4.5 cm in size. Flowers are yellow to white.
Synonyms
- Rhododendron astrocalyx Balf.f. & Forrest
- Rhododendron croceum Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.
- Rhododendron gloeblastum Balf.f. & Forrest
- Rhododendron litiense Balf.f. & Forrest
- Rhododendron oresterum Balf.f. & Forrest
- Rhododendron prasinocalyx Balf.f. & Forrest
References
- "Rhododendron wardii", W. W. Smith, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 8: 205. 1914.
- The Plant List
- Flora of China
- Hirsutum.com
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