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Rhododendron longipes

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Ericaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Ericales

Genus
  
Rhododendron

Rhododendron longipes

Similar
  
Rhododendron hunnewellianum, Rhododendron leptothrium, Rhododendron galactinum

Rhododendron longipes (长柄杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to Chongqing, eastern Guizhou, southwestern Sichuan, and northeastern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 1700–2500 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 2–4 meters in height, with leathery leaves that are elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, and 5–13 × 1.5–3.5 cm in size. Flowers are rose-colored with dark red spots inside.

Synonyms

  • Rhododendron longipes var. longipes
  • References

    Rhododendron longipes Wikipedia


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