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Rhododendron rigidum

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

Rhododendron rigidum (基毛杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to Sichuan and Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2,000–3,400 m (6,600–11,200 ft). Growing to 1–2 m (3.3–6.6 ft) in height, it is an evergreen shrub with leaves that are elliptic, oblong elliptic, oblong-lanceolate or oblanceolate, 2.5–6.8 by 1–3.2 cm in size. The flowers are white to reddish purple.

Synonyms

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  • Rhododendron caeruleum H.Lév.
  • Rhododendron eriandrum H.Lév. ex Hutch.
  • Rhododendron hesperium Balf.f. & Forrest
  • Rhododendron racemosum var. rigidum (Franch.) Rehnelt
  • Rhododendron rarosquameum Balf.f.
  • Rhododendron sycnanthum Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.

References

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  • "Rhododendron rigidum", Franchet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France. 33: 233. 1886.