Rhododendron adenosum

Rhododendron adenosum (枯鲁杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southwestern Sichuan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 3300–3600 meters. It is a shrub that typically grows to 4 meters in height, with leaves that are ovate to lanceolate or elliptic, and 7–10.5 × 2.4–3.4 cm in size. Flowers are pale pink with purple flecks.

Rhododendron adenosum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species:
R. adenosum
Binomial name
Rhododendron adenosum
Davidian
Synonyms
  • Rhododendron glischrum var. adenosum Cowan & Davidian
  • Rhododendron kuluense D.F. Chamb.

References

  • (Cowan & Davidian) Davidian, Quart. Bull. Amer. Rhododendron Soc. 32: 81. 1978.
  • World Flora Online


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