Rhododendron fuyuanense

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Rhododendron fuyuanense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species:
R. fuyuanense
Binomial name
Rhododendron fuyuanense

Rhododendron fuyuanense (富源杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to eastern Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of about 2,000 m (6,600 ft). It is a shrub that grows to 50–250 cm (20–98 in) in height, with leaves that are elliptic or narrowly elliptic, 1.2–3.5 by 0.6–1.2 cm in size. Flowers are purplish red.

References[edit]

  • "Rhododendron fuyuanense", Z. H. Yang, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 35: 189. 1997.