Rhododendron pruniflorum
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| Rhododendron pruniflorum Hutch. & Kingdon-Ward
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Rhododendron pruniflorum, commonly known as the plum-flowered rhododendron, is an open, often rather leggy 1–1.5 m high shrub found in northern Burma and nearby parts of India at elevations up to 4000m. It occurs in coniferous woodlands that are dominated by species of fir (Abies).[1]
The leaves are often glaucous, are aromatic and the undersides have a coating of fine, pale grey scales. As the name pruniflorum (plum-flowered) suggests, the small, waxy flowers are an typically an unusual plum-purple-red shade, though they may also be mauve to pink. The heads of 3–10 small flowers open late, not until early summer at higher elevations.[2]
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