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Rhododendron aganniphum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Ericaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Ericales

Genus
  
Rhododendron

Rhododendron aganniphum

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Rhododendron adenogynum, Rhododendron phaeochrysum, Rhododendron alutaceum, Rhododendron galactinum, Rhododendron heliolepis


Rhododendron aganniphum is a rhododendron species native to Tibet and southwestern China (southern Qinghai, western Sichuan, southeastern Xizang, and northwestern Yunnan), where it grows at altitudes of 2700–4700 meters. It is a compact shrub that grows to 1–4 m in height, with thick, leatherly leaves that are oblong to elliptic-oblong and 4.5–12 by 2–6 cm in size. Flowers are rose-flushed white with maroon flecks and often pink streaks.

Synonyms

  • Rhododendron aganniphum var. glaucopeplum (Balf. f. & Forrest) T.L. Ming
  • Rhododendron glaucopeplum Balf. f. & Forrest
  • References

    Rhododendron aganniphum Wikipedia


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