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Rhododendron denudatum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Ericaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Ericales

Genus
  
Rhododendron

Rhododendron denudatum

Similar
  
Rhododendron hunnewellianum, Rhododendron galactinum, Rhododendron leptothrium, Rhododendron argyrophyllum

Rhododendron denudatum (皱叶杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to northwestern Guizhou, southwestern Sichuan, and eastern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 2000–3300 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 3–6 meters in height, with leathery leaves that are elliptic-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, and 10–16 × 2.5–5 cm in size. Flowers are rose-colored with deep crimson flecks.

Synonyms

  • Rhododendron xanthoneuron H. Lév.
  • References

    Rhododendron denudatum Wikipedia