Rhododendron trichanthum (长毛杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to western Sichuan, China, where it grows at elevations of 1,600–3,700 m (5,200–12,100 ft). It is an evergreen shrub that typically grows to 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) in height, with leaves that are oblong-lanceolate and ovate-lanceolate, and 4–11 × 1.5–3.5 cm in size. The flowers are pale purple, rose red, or white.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Rhododendron |
Species: | R. trichanthum
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Binomial name | |
Rhododendron trichanthum Rehder (1945)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Rhododendron villosum Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson (1910), nom. illeg. |
References
edit- ^ Rhododendron trichanthum Rehder. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 26: 480. 1945.