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Rhododendron aberconwayi

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Ericaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Ericales

Genus
  
Rhododendron

Rhododendron aberconwayi

Similar
  
Rhododendron annae, Rhododendron galactinum, Rhododendron heliolepis


Rhododendron aberconwayi (碟花杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to north-central Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2200–2500 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1.5–2.5 m in height, with leatherly leaves that are oblong-elliptic to broadly lanceolate, 2.5–5 by 1–1.8 cm in size. Flowers are predominantly white.

Synonyms

  • None recorded.
  • References

    Rhododendron aberconwayi Wikipedia