Rhododendron eudoxum
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Rhododendron eudoxum (华丽杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to the bamboo forests of southeast Xizang and northwest Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 3300–4300 meters. It is a dwarf shrub that typically grows to 0.3–1.2 m in height, with leathery leaves that are long-elliptic to oblong-obovate in shape, and 2.3–3 × 0.8–1.4 cm in size. Flowers are red.
Synonyms
- Rhododendron eudoxum subsp. eudoxum
- Rhododendron eudoxum var. eudoxum
- Rhododendron eudoxum subsp. trichomiscum (Balf. f. & Forrest) Tagg
- Rhododendron fulvastrum subsp. trichomiscum (Balf. f. & Forrest) Cowan
- Rhododendron fulvastrum subsp. trichophlebium (Balf. f. & Forrest) Cowan
- Rhododendron temenium subsp. albipetalum Cowan
- Rhododendron temenium subsp. rhodanthum Cowan
- Rhododendron trichomiscum Balf. f. & Forrest
- Rhododendron trichophlebium Balf. f. & Forrest
References
- I. B. Balfour & Forrest, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 11: 62. 1919.
- The Plant List
- Flora of China
- Hirsutum.com
- Danish Soc. of ARS
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