Rhododendron polycladum

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

Rhododendron polycladum (多枝杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to central and northwestern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 3000–4300 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1.2 m in height, with leaves that are narrowly elliptic, elliptic, oblong, or lanceolate, 0.6–1.5 by 0.2–0.4 cm in size. Flowers are lavender to purple-blue.

Synonyms

• Rhododendron compactum Hutch.
• Rhododendron scintillans Balf. f. & W.W. Sm.

References

• "Rhododendron polycladum", Franchet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France. 33: 234. 1886.
• The Plant List
• Flora of China
• Hirsutum.com