Rhododendron floribundum
| Rhododendron floribundum | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. floribundum |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron floribundum Franch. | |
Rhododendron floribundum (繁花杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to northwestern Guizhou, southwestern Sichuan, and northeastern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 1400–2700 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 2–10 meters in height, with leathery leaves that are elliptic-lanceolate or oblanceolate, and 8–13 × 1.8–3.8 cm in size. Flowers are magenta-rose with crimson flecks and blotch at base.
Synonyms
- None recorded.
References
- Franchet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France. 33: 232. 1886.
- The Plant List
- Flora of China
- Hirsutum.com
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