Rhododendron maddenii

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

Rhododendron maddenii (隐脉杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to Bhutan, northern India, northeast Myanmar, Sikkim, Thailand, northern Vietnam, and southwestern China, where it grows at altitudes of 2600–3200 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 3–6 m in height, with leathery leaves that are lanceolate, oblong-oblanceolate, or elliptic, 5–15 by 2–8 cm in size. Flowers are predominantly white.

Synonyms

• None recorded.

References

• "Rhododendron maddenii", J. D. Hooker, Rhododendr. Sikkim-Himalaya. 2: t. 18. 1851.
• The Plant List
• Flora of China
• Hirsutum.com