Rhododendron sanguineum

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

Rhododendron sanguineum (血红杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southeast Xizang and northwest Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2,800–4,300 m (9,200–14,100 ft). It is a dwarf shrub that typically grows to 30–150 cm (12–59 in) in height, with leathery leaves that are obovate, widely elliptic to narrowly oblong in shape, and 3.8–8 × 1.8–3 cm in size. Flowers are red.

Synonyms[edit]

  • Rhododendron sanguineum subsp. sanguineoides Cowan
  • Rhododendron sanguineum var. sanguineoides (Cowan) Davidian
  • Rhododendron sanguineum subsp. sanguineum
  • Rhododendron sanguineum var. sanguineum

References[edit]

  • Franchet, J. Bot. (Morot). 12: 259. 1898.