Rhododendron thayerianum
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| Rhododendron thayerianum Rehder & E.H. Wilson
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Rhododendron thayerianum (反边杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to western Sichuan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 2600–3000 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 3–4 meters in height, with leathery leaves that are narrowly oblanceolate, and 9–17 × 1.5–2.5 cm in size. Flowers are white, sometimes deeply flushed pink on the outside along the petal ridges, or pink.
Synonyms
- None recorded.
References
- Rehder & E. H. Wilson in Sargent, Pl. Wilson. 1: 529. 1913.
- The Plant List
- Flora of China
- Hirsutum.com
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