Rhododendron campylocarpum is a rhododendron species.[1] It is native to eastern Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Arunachal Pradesh, southeastern Tibet, and southwestern China, where it grows at altitudes of {{Cvt|3000–4000 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 2–3 m (6 ft 7 in – 9 ft 10 in) in height, with leathery leaves that are suborbicular or ovate-elliptic to oblong-elliptic, 4–8.5 cm (1.6–3.3 in) long by 2.5–4 cm (1.0–1.6 in) wide. Its flowers are yellow.[citation needed] It is placed in section Ponticum.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Subgenus: | Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes |
| Section: | Rhododendron sect. Ponticum |
| Species: | R. campylocarpum
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Subspecies edit
As of February 2024[update], Plants of the World Online accepted two subspecies:[1]
- Rhododendron campylocarpum subsp. caloxanthum (Balf.f. & Farrer) D.F.Chamb.
- Rhododendron campylocarpum subsp. campylocarpum
References edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rhododendron campylocarpum.
- ^ a b c "Rhododendron campylocarpum Hook.f." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
- ^ WFO (December 2023). "Rhododendron campylocarpum Hook.f." World Flora Online. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
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