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Rhododendron hunnewellianum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Ericaceae

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Species

Order
  
Ericales

Genus
  
Rhododendron

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Rhododendron hunnewellianum (岷江杜鹃), named in honor of H. H. Hunnewell and Walter Hunnewell, is a rhododendron species native to southern Gansu and central and northern Sichuan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 1200–2400 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 2–5 m in height, with leathery leaves that are narrowly lanceolate or narrowly oblanceolate, 7–13 by 1.5–2.8 cm in size. Flowers are pink with darker pink spots.

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  • References

    Rhododendron hunnewellianum Wikipedia