Rhododendron haematodes

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

Rhododendron haematodes (似血杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to northeastern Myanmar, and southeastern Xizang and western Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 3100–4000 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1.5–3 m in height, with leathery leaves that are oblong to obovate, 2.7–7.5 by 0.7–3.2 cm in size. Flowers are red.

Synonyms

• None recorded.

References

• "Rhododendron haematodes", Franchet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France. 33: 232. 1886.
• The Plant List
• Flora of China
• Hirsutum.com