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Rhododendron facetum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Ericaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Ericales

Genus
  
Rhododendron

Rhododendron facetum

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Rhododendron facetum (绵毛房杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to northeast Myanmar, northern Vietnam, and western Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2100–3600 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 3–7 m in height, with leathery leaves that are oblong-elliptic to obovate-elliptic, 8.5–20 by 3–6 cm in size. Flowers are red with deeper colored spots.

Synonyms

  • Rhododendron eriogynum Balf. f. & W.W. Sm.
  • References

    Rhododendron facetum Wikipedia