Kingdom Plantae Family Ericaceae Rank Species | Order Ericales Genus Rhododendron | |
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Similar Rhododendron fulvum, Rhododendron campylocarpum, Rhododendron fulgens, Rhododendron thomsonii, Rhododendron falconeri | ||
Rhododendron niveum
Rhododendron niveum (Chinese: 西藏毛脉杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to northeastern India (including Sikkim), Bhutan, and southern Tibet in China, where it grows at altitudes of 2600–3500 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 2–6 m in height, with leathery leaves that are oblanceolate to elliptic, 8.5–11 by 3.6–4.6 cm in size. Flowers are magenta to lilac.
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The Rhododendron niveum is the state tree of the Indian state of Sikkim.
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