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Rhododendron nakaharae

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Rhododendron nakaharae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species:
R. nakaharae
Binomial name
Rhododendron nakaharae

Rhododendron nakaharae (那克哈杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to northern Taiwan, where it grows at altitudes of 700–1,000 m (2,300–3,300 ft). It is a creeping evergreen prostrate shrub growing to 60 cm (24 in) in height, with leaves that are ovate to oblong or oblanceolate to broad-elliptic, 0.6–1.2 by 0.5–1.2 cm in size. The flowers are red.

References

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  • "Rhododendron nakaharae", Hayata, J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo. 25(19): 153. 1908.