Rhododendron wardii (黄杯杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southwestern Sichuan, southeastern Xizang, and northwestern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 3,000–4,600 m (9,800–15,100 ft). This evergreen shrub grows to 3 m (9.8 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are narrowly ovate to oblong-elliptic or broadly ovate-elliptic, 5–8 by 3–4.5 cm in size. The flowers are yellow or white.
| Rhododendron wardii | |
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| R. wardii var. puralbum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. wardii
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| Rhododendron wardii | |
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Synonyms edit
- Rhododendron astrocalyx Balf.f. & Forrest
- Rhododendron croceum Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.
- Rhododendron gloeblastum Balf.f. & Forrest
- Rhododendron litiense Balf.f. & Forrest
- Rhododendron oresterum Balf.f. & Forrest
- Rhododendron prasinocalyx Balf.f. & Forrest
References edit
- "Rhododendron wardii", W. W. Smith, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 8: 205. 1914.
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