Rhododendron keleticum
Rhododendron keleticum (独龙杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southeast Xizang and northwest Yunnan, China, as well as Myanmar, where it grows at altitudes of 3000–3900 meters. It is a small shrub that grows 0.05–0.3 m in height, with leathery leaves, elliptic-lanceolate, elliptic, or ovate in shape, 0.6–2 by 0.3–1 cm in size. Flowers are pale purplish red or green tinged with red.
R. kelticum in flower in north Wales
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Synonyms
- Rhododendron calostrotum subsp. keleticum (Balf. f. & Forrest) Cullen
- Rhododendron radicans Balf. f. & Forrest
References
- Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13(61): 50 50 1920.
- The Plant List
- Flora of China
- Hirsutum.com
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