Rhododendron traillianum
| Rhododendron traillianum | |
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| Rhododendron traillianum var. traillianum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. traillianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron traillianum Forrest & W.W. Sm. | |
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Rhododendron traillianum (川滇杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southwest Sichuan, southeast Xizang, and northwest Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 3000–4300 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 2–8 m in height, with leaves that are oblong-lanceolate to elliptic, 5–12 by 2.5–5 cm in size. Flowers are white to pink, with crimson spots and purple-red basal flecks.
Synonyms
- Rhododendron aberrans Tagg & Forrest
References
- "Rhododendron traillianum", Forrest & W. W. Smith, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 8: 204. 1914.
- The Plant List
- Flora of China
- Hirsutum.com
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