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Rhododendron polycladum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Ericaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Ericales

Genus
  
Rhododendron

Rhododendron polycladum

Similar
  
Rhododendron fastigiatum, Rhododendron leptothrium, Rhododendron hippophaeoides


Rhododendron polycladum (多枝杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to central and northwestern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 3000–4300 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1.2 m in height, with leaves that are narrowly elliptic, elliptic, oblong, or lanceolate, 0.6–1.5 by 0.2–0.4 cm in size. Flowers are lavender to purple-blue.

Synonyms

  • Rhododendron compactum Hutch.
  • Rhododendron scintillans Balf. f. & W.W. Sm.
  • References

    Rhododendron polycladum Wikipedia


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