Rhododendron hyperythrum

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

Rhododendron hyperythrum (微笑杜鹃, wei xiao du juan) is a Rhododendron species endemic to north-central Taiwan at 900–1200 meters altitude. It grows as a shrub or small tree with leathery leaves, elliptic-lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, 7–12 × 2–3.5 cm in size, with white flowers.

Synonyms

  • None recorded.

References


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