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Rhododendron keleticum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Ericaceae

Scientific name
  
Rhododendron keleticum

Order
  
Ericales

Genus
  
Rhododendron

Rank
  
Species

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Rhododendron keleticum (独龙杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southeast Xizang and northwest Yunnan, China, as well as Myanmar, where it grows at altitudes of 3000–3900 meters. It is a small shrub that grows 0.05–0.3 m in height, with leathery leaves, elliptic-lanceolate, elliptic, or ovate in shape, 0.6–2 by 0.3–1 cm in size. Flowers are pale purplish red or green tinged with red.

Synonyms

  • Rhododendron calostrotum subsp. keleticum (Balf. f. & Forrest) Cullen
  • Rhododendron radicans Balf. f. & Forrest
  • References

    Rhododendron keleticum Wikipedia


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