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Rhododendron laetum

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Rhododendron laetum
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R. laetum
Binomial name
Rhododendron laetum
J. J. Sm.

Rhododendron laetum is a rhododendron species native to the Anggi Lakes area of the Arfak Mountains in Indonesia and western New Guinea, where it grows at forest edges, in open marsh, and in swamps at the edge of lakes. It is a shrub that grows to 3 m in height, with leaves that are broadly elliptic or sub-ovate-elliptic, 40–95 × 25–53 mm in size. Flowers are deep yellow, flushing with red or orange as they age.

Synonyms

  • Rhododendron uliginosum

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