Rhododendron rufum

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

Rhododendron rufum (黄毛杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southwestern China, where it grows at altitudes of 2300–3800 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 1.5–8 m in height, with leathery leaves that are elliptic to oblong-ovate, 6.5–11 by 3–5 cm in size. Flowers are white to pink with crimson spots.

Synonyms

  • Rhododendron weldianum Rehder & E.H. Wilson

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