Rhododendron micranthum

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

Rhododendron micranthum (照山白) is a rhododendron species native to China and Korea, where it grows at altitudes of 1000–3000 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 2.5 m in height, with leaves that are oblanceolate, oblong-elliptic, to lanceolate, 3–4 by 9–12 cm in size. Flowers are white.

Synonyms

  • Rhododendron pritzelianum Diels
  • Rhododendron rosthornii Diels

References


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