Rhododendron ciliatum

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

Rhododendron ciliatum (睫毛杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to eastern Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, southern Tibet, and Xizang in China, where it grows at altitudes of 2700–3500 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 0.3–2 m in height, with leathery leaves that are elliptic or oblong-elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, 3–8 by 1.6–3.7 cm in size. Flowers are white tinged with pink.

Synonyms

• None recorded.

References

• "Rhododendron ciliatum", J. D. Hooker, Rhododendr. Sikkim-Himalaya. 3: t. 24. 1851.
• The Plant List
• Flora of China
• Hirsutum.com