Rhododendron phaeochrysum

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

Rhododendron phaeochrysum (栎叶杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to western Sichuan, southeastern Xizang, and northwestern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 3000–4800 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1–4.5 m in height, with leathery leaves that are oblong-elliptic to ovate-oblong, 5–14 by 2–5.5 cm in size. Flowers are white to pale pink, with purplish spots.

Synonyms

• Rhododendron cupresens
• Rhododendron dryophyllum

References

• "Rhododendron phaeochrysum", I. B. Balfour & W. W. Smith, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 10: 131. 1917.
• The Plant List
• Flora of China
• Hirsutum.com