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Rhododendron crinigerum

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Rhododendron crinigerum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species:
R. crinigerum
Binomial name
Rhododendron crinigerum
Synonyms
  • Rhododendron crinigerum var. crinigerum
  • Rhododendron ixeuticum Balf. f. & W.W. Sm.

Rhododendron crinigerum (长粗毛杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to northwestern Sichuan, southeastern Xizang, and northwestern Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2,200–4,200 m (7,200–13,800 ft). It is a shrub that typically grows to 1–6 m (3.3–19.7 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are ovate to lanceolate or oblanceolate, and 9–20 × 1.5–3 cm in size. Flowers are white to pink, with purple flecks and basal blotch.

References

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  • Franchet, J. Bot. (Morot). 12: 260. 1898.