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Rhododendron charitopes

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Ericaceae

Species
  
R. charitopes

Order
  
Ericales

Genus
  
Rhododendron

Rhododendron charitopes

Rhododendron charitopes (雅容杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southeast Xizang and northwest Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2500–4300 meters. It is a dwarf shrub that typically grows to 0.25–0.9 m in height, with aromatic, leathery leaves that are obovate to obovate-elliptic in shape, and 2.6–7 × 1.3–4.5 cm in size. Flowers are whitish pink to rose or purple.

Synonyms

  • Rhododendron charitopes subsp. charitopes
  • References

    Rhododendron charitopes Wikipedia