Rhododendron phaeochrysum (栎叶杜鹃) is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae.[1] It is native to western Sichuan, southeastern Xizang, and northwestern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 3,000–4,800 m (9,800–15,700 ft). It is an evergreen shrub that grows to 1–4.5 m (3.3–14.8 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are oblong-elliptic to ovate-oblong, 5–14 by 2–5.5 cm in size. The flowers are white to pale pink, with purplish spots.
Rhododendron phaeochrysum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Rhododendron |
Species: | R. phaeochrysum
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Binomial name | |
Rhododendron phaeochrysum | |
Synonyms[1][2] | |
Rhododendron dryophyllum Balf.f. & Forrest |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Rhododendron phaeochrysum Balf.f. & W.W.Sm". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ "Rhododendron phaeochrysum Balf. f. & W.W.Sm". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
Sources
edit- "Rhododendron phaeochrysum", I. B. Balfour & W. W. Smith, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 10: 131. 1917.