Rhododendron bureavii

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

Rhododendron bureavii is a rhododendron species native to western Sichuan and northern Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2800–4500 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1–4 m in height, with leathery leaves that are elliptic to obovate-oblong, 6–14 by 2.5–5 cm in size. Flowers are white to pink, with purple dots inside.

Synonyms

• Rhododendron bureavioides Balf. f.
• Rhododendron cruentum H. Lév.

References

• "Rhododendron bureavii", Franchet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France. 34: 281. 1887.
• The Plant List
• Flora of China
• Hirsutum.com