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Rhododendron yunnanense

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Ericaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Ericales

Genus
  
Rhododendron

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Rhododendron concinnum, Rhododendron oreodoxa, Rhododendron mucronatum, Rhododendron irroratum, Rhododendron insigne


Rhododendron yunnanense (云南杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to Myanmar and Guizhou, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, and Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2200–3600 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1–2 m in height, with leaves that are oblong, lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate or obovate, 2.5–7 by 0.8–3m in size. Flowers are white, pale red, or pale purple.

Synonyms

  • Rhododendron aechmophyllum Balf. f. & Forrest
  • Rhododendron bodinieri Franch.
  • Rhododendron chartophyllum Franch.
  • Rhododendron chartophyllum f. praecox Diels
  • Rhododendron hormophorum Balf. f. & Forrest
  • Rhododendron pleistanthum Balf. f. ex Hutch.
  • Rhododendron seguinii H. Lév.
  • Rhododendron shaanxiense W.P. Fang & Z.J. Zhao
  • Rhododendron suberosum Balf. f. & Forrest
  • References

    Rhododendron yunnanense Wikipedia