Rhododendron spiciferum

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

Rhododendron spiciferum (碎米花) is a rhododendron species native to western Guizhou and Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 800–1900 meters. It is a small shrub that grows to 0.2–0.6 m in height, with leaves that are narrowly oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 1.2–4 by 0.4–1.2 cm in size. Flowers are pink or rarely white.

Synonyms

• None recorded.

References

• "Rhododendron spiciferum", Franchet, J. Bot. (Morot). 9: 400. 1895.
• The Plant List
• Flora of China