Kingdom Plantae Family Ericaceae Rank Species | Order Ericales Genus Rhododendron | |
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Similar Rhododendron fulvum, Rhododendron galactinum, Rhododendron leptothrium, Rhododendron heliolepis, Rhododendron annae |
Rhododendron fulgens (猩红杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to Bhutan, northeast India, Nepal, Sikkim, and southern Xizang in China, where it grows at altitudes of 3700–4500 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1.5–4 m in height, with leathery leaves that are oblong-ovate to obovate, 6–11 by 4.5–7 cm in size. Flowers are red.
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