Rhododendron hunnewellianum (岷江杜鹃), named in honor of H. H. Hunnewell and Walter Hunnewell, is a rhododendron species native to southern Gansu and central and northern Sichuan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 1,200–2,400 m (3,900–7,900 ft). It is an evergreen shrub[1] that grows to 2–5 m (6.6–16.4 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are narrowly lanceolate or narrowly oblanceolate, 7–13 by 1.5–2.8 cm in size. The flowers are pink with darker pink spots.
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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 |
| Species: | R. hunnewellianum
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| Rhododendron hunnewellianum Rehder & E.H.Wilson (1913)
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As it is not entirely hardy, this species tends to be cut back by late frosts, and for the same reason flowers infrequently in colder areas.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Rhododendron hunnewellianum". Trees and Shrubs Online. International Dendrology Society. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- "Rhododendron hunnewellianum", Rehder & E. H. Wilson in Sargent, Pl. Wilson. 1: 535. 1913.
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