Rhododendron impeditum

Rhododendron impeditum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species:	R. impeditum
Binomial name
Rhododendron impeditum Balf. f. & W.W. Sm.

Rhododendron impeditum (粉紫杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southwestern Sichuan and northwest Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 2500–4600 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 0.8 m in height, with leaves that are ovate, elliptic or broadly elliptic to oblong, 0.5–1.4 by 0.3–0.6 cm in size. Flowers are purple, violet, or rose-lavender, or rarely white.

Synonyms

• Rhododendron litangense Balf. f. ex Hutch.

References

• "Rhododendron impeditum", I. B. Balfour & W. W. Smith, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 9: 239. 1916.
• The Plant List
• Flora of China
• Hirsutum.com