Rhododendron beesianum
Rhododendron beesianum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Rhododendron |
Species: | R. beesianum |
Binomial name | |
Rhododendron beesianum Diels | |
Rhododendron beesianum (宽钟杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to northeastern Myanmar, southeastern Tibet, and southwestern Sichuan and northwestern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 3200–4500 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 2–9 meters in height, with leathery leaves that are oblanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, and 10–25 × 3–7 cm in size. Flowers are pinkish white to pink.
Synonyms
- None recorded.
References
- Diels, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 5: 214. 1912.
- The Plant List
- Flora of China
- Hirsutum.com
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