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Rhododendron floribundum

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Rhododendron floribundum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species:
R. floribundum
Binomial name
Rhododendron floribundum

Rhododendron floribundum (繁花杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to northwestern Guizhou, southwestern Sichuan, and northeastern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 1,400–2,700 m (4,600–8,900 ft). It is an evergreen shrub[1] that grows to 2–10 m (6.6–32.8 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are elliptic-lanceolate or oblanceolate, and 8–13 × 1.8–3.8 cm in size. The flowers are magenta-rose with crimson flecks and blotch at base.

References

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  1. ^ "Rhododendron floribundum". Trees and Shrubs Online. International Dendrology Society. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  • Franchet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France. 33: 232. 1886.