Kingdom Plantae Family Ericaceae Subgenus Rhododendron Scientific name Rhododendron oreotrephes | Order Ericales Genus Rhododendron Section Rhododendron Rank Species | |
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Similar Rhododendron bureavii, Rhododendron concinnum, Rhododendron hippophaeoides, Rhododendron yunnanense, Rhododendron cinnabarinum | ||
Rhododendron oreotrephes (山育杜鹃, shan yu du juan) is rhododendron species native to Burma and south-west China, collected in Sichuan in 1904 by Dr. Ernest Henry Wilson. It is an upright shrub, growing to 4 metres (13 ft) in height, with oblong, often bluish, leaves up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) in length. Its flowers are pink to lavender.
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