Rhododendron coriaceum

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

Rhododendron coriaceum (革叶杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southeast Xizang and northwest Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2900–3400 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 3–10 m in height, with leathery leaves that are obovate-elliptic to oblanceolate, 9–19 by 4–8 cm in size. Flowers are predominantly white.

Synonyms

• Rhododendron foveolatum Rehder & E.H. Wilson

References

• "Rhododendron coriaceum", Franchet, J. Bot. (Morot). 12: 258. 1898.
• The Plant List
• Flora of China
• Hirsutum.com