Rhododendron selense
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Rhododendron selense ssp. jucundum | |
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Rhododendron selense Franch.
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Rhododendron selense (多变杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southwestern Sichuan, eastern Xizang, and western Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 2700–4000 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1–2 m in height, with leaves that are oblong-elliptic or obovate to elliptic, 4–8 by 2–4 cm in size. Flowers are pink.
Synonyms
- Rhododendron axium Balf.f. & Forrest
- Rhododendron chalarocladum Balf.f. & Forrest
- Rhododendron metrium Forrest
- Rhododendron nanothamnum Balf.f. & Forrest
- Rhododendron pagophyllum Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward
- Rhododendron probum Balf.f. & Forrest
References
- "Rhododendron selense", Franchet, J. Bot. (Morot). 12: 257. 1898.
- The Plant List
- Flora of China
- Hirsutum.com