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Rhododendron discolor

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Ericaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Ericales

Genus
  
Rhododendron

Rhododendron discolor

Similar
  
Rhododendron argyrophyllum, Rhododendron concinnum, Rhododendron calophytum, Rhododendron adenogynum, Rhododendron fulvum

Rhododendron discolor (喇叭杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to many regions of China, where it grows at altitudes of 900–1900 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 1.5–8 meters in height, with leathery leaves that are oblong-elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, and 9.5–18 × 2.4–5.4 cm in size. Flowers are pale pink to white. According to Flora of China, "Rhododendron discolor intergrades with R. fortunei, and can reliably be separated from that species only by the proportionately narrower leaves."

Synonyms

  • Rhododendron fortunei subsp. discolor (Franch.) D.F. Chamb.
  • Rhododendron fortunei var. houlstonii (Hemsl. & E.H. Wilson) Rehder & E.H. Wilson
  • Rhododendron fortunei var. kwangfuense (Chun & W.P. Fang) G.Z. Li
  • Rhododendron houlstonii Hemsl. & E.H. Wilson
  • Rhododendron kwangfuense Chun & W.P. Fang
  • Rhododendron mandarinorum Diels
  • References

    Rhododendron discolor Wikipedia