Rhododendron aganniphum

Rhododendron aganniphum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species: R. aganniphum
Binomial name
Rhododendron aganniphum

Rhododendron aganniphum is a rhododendron species native to Tibet and southwestern China (southern Qinghai, western Sichuan, southeastern Xizang, and northwestern Yunnan), where it grows at altitudes of 2700–4700 meters. It is a compact shrub that grows to 1–4 m in height, with thick, leatherly leaves that are oblong to elliptic-oblong and 4.5–12 by 2–6 cm in size. Flowers are rose-flushed white with maroon flecks and often pink streaks.

Synonyms

  • Rhododendron aganniphum var. glaucopeplum (Balf. f. & Forrest) T.L. Ming
  • Rhododendron glaucopeplum Balf. f. & Forrest

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