Rhododendron argyrophyllum

Rhododendron argyrophyllum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species:	R. argyrophyllum
Binomial name
Rhododendron argyrophyllum Franch.

Rhododendron argyrophyllum (银叶杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to Guizhou, Sichuan, and Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 1600–2300 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 3–7 m in height, with leathery leaves that are narrowly elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, 8–13 by 2–4 cm in size. Flowers are predominantly pink.

Synonyms

• None recorded.

References

• "Rhododendron argyrophyllum", Franchet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France. 33: 231. 1886.
• The Plant List
• Flora of China
• Hirsutum.com