Rhododendron arizelum

Rhododendron arizelum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species: R. arizelum
Binomial name
Rhododendron arizelum
Balf. f. & Forrest

Rhododendron arizelum (夺目杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to northeastern Myanmar, southeastern Tibet, and western Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2500–4000 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that typically grows to 3–7 meters in height, with leathery leaves that are obovate or obovate-elliptic, and 9–19 × 4–8 cm in size. Flowers are white, pale yellow, or pink, with crimson basal blotch.

Synonyms

  • Rhododendron rex subsp. arizelum (Balf. f. & Forrest) D.F. Chamb.

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