Rhododendron heliolepis

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

Rhododendron heliolepis (亮鳞杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to Myanmar, and Sichuan, Xizang, and Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 3000–3700 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 2–5 m in height, with leaves that are elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, 5–12 by 1.7–4 cm in size. Flowers are pink, pale purple-red, or rarely white, with purple or brown spots inside.

Synonyms

• None recorded.

References

• "Rhododendron heliolepis", Franchet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France. 34: 283. 1887.
• The Plant List
• Flora of China
• Hirsutum.com