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Rhododendron floribundum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Ericaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Ericales

Genus
  
Rhododendron

Rhododendron floribundum

Similar
  
Rhododendron hunnewellianum, Rhododendron galactinum, Rhododendron argyrophyllum, Rhododendron fulvum, Rhododendron irroratum

Rhododendron floribundum (繁花杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to northwestern Guizhou, southwestern Sichuan, and northeastern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 1400–2700 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 2–10 meters in height, with leathery leaves that are elliptic-lanceolate or oblanceolate, and 8–13 × 1.8–3.8 cm in size. Flowers are magenta-rose with crimson flecks and blotch at base.

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  • References

    Rhododendron floribundum Wikipedia