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Rhododendron rarilepidotum

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Rhododendron rarilepidotum
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R. rarilepidotum
Binomial name
Rhododendron rarilepidotum
J.J.Sm.

Rhododendron rarilepidotum is a rhododendron species native to Sumatra, where it grows at altitudes of 1000-2500 m. It is a shrub that grows to 4 m in height, with elliptic leaves that are 9 × 3.5 cm in size. Flowers are orange or yellow, and broadly funnel-shaped.

Synonyms

  • None recorded.

References

  • Contr. Arnold Arbor. 8: 126 1934.
  • Argent, G. (2006) Rhododendrons of subgenus Vireya. RHS:London. Page:243
  • The Plant List
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • Hirsutum.com
  • Vireya.net
  • Pat Halliday, "Rhododendron rarilepidotum", Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 1, pages 20–22, April 1984.