Rhododendron sphaeroblastum

Rhododendron sphaeroblastum
Rhododendron sphaeroblastum var. wumengense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species: R. sphaeroblastum
Binomial name
Rhododendron sphaeroblastum
Balf. f. & Forrest

Rhododendron sphaeroblastum (宽叶杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southwestern Sichuan and northern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 3300–4400 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1–3 m in height, with leathery leaves that are ovate to oblong-ovate or ovate-elliptic, 7–15 by 4–6.5 cm in size. Flowers are white, pink, red, or yellow.

Synonyms

  • None recorded.

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