Kingdom Plantae Family Ericaceae Rank Species | Order Ericales Genus Rhododendron | |
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Similar Rhododendron maddenii, Rhododendron concinnum, Rhododendron campylocarpum, Rhododendron fulgens, Rhododendron argyrophyllum | ||
Rhododendron ciliatum and cephalanthum in tibet
Rhododendron ciliatum (睫毛杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to eastern Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, southern Tibet, and Xizang in China, where it grows at altitudes of 2700–3500 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 0.3–2 m in height, with leathery leaves that are elliptic or oblong-elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, 3–8 by 1.6–3.7 cm in size. Flowers are white tinged with pink.
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