Rhododendron impeditum
| Rhododendron impeditum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. impeditum |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron impeditum Balf. f. & W.W. Sm. | |
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Rhododendron impeditum (粉紫杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southwestern Sichuan and northwest Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 2500–4600 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 0.8 m in height, with leaves that are ovate, elliptic or broadly elliptic to oblong, 0.5–1.4 by 0.3–0.6 cm in size. Flowers are purple, violet, or rose-lavender, or rarely white.
Synonyms
- Rhododendron litangense Balf. f. ex Hutch.
References
- "Rhododendron impeditum", I. B. Balfour & W. W. Smith, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 9: 239. 1916.
- The Plant List
- Flora of China
- Hirsutum.com
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