Rhododendron arizelum
Rhododendron arizelum (夺目杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to northeastern Myanmar, southeastern Tibet, and western Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2500–4000 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that typically grows to 3–7 meters in height, with leathery leaves that are obovate or obovate-elliptic, and 9–19 × 4–8 cm in size. Flowers are white, pale yellow, or pink, with crimson basal blotch.
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Synonyms
- Rhododendron rex subsp. arizelum (Balf. f. & Forrest) D.F. Chamb.
References
- I. B. Balfour & Forrest, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 12: 90. 1920.
- The Plant List
- Flora of China
- Hirsutum
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