Rhododendron rubiginosum

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

Rhododendron rubiginosum (红棕杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to Myanmar, and Sichuan, Xizang, and Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 2800–3600 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1–3 m in height, with leaves that are elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate or oblong-ovate, 3.5–8 by 1.3–3.5 cm in size. Flowers are pink, red, or pale purple.

Synonyms

• Rhododendron catapastum Balf.f. & Forrest
• Rhododendron leclerei H.Lév.
• Rhododendron leprosum Balf.f.
• Rhododendron squarrosum Balf.f.
• Rhododendron stenoplastum Balf.f. & Forrest

References

• "Rhododendron rubiginosum", Franchet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France. 34: 282. 1887.
• The Plant List
• Flora of China
• Hirsutum.com