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Rhododendron vernicosum

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Rhododendron vernicosum
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Binomial name
Rhododendron vernicosum
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Rhododendron vernicosum (亮叶杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to western Sichuan, southeastern Xizang, and western Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2600–4300 meters. It is a shrub that typically grows to 1–5 meters in height, with leathery leaves that are oblong-ovate to oblong-elliptic, and 5–12.5 × 2.3–4.8 cm in size. Flowers are somewhat fragrant, and pale pink to white.

Synonyms

  • Rhododendron adoxum Balf. f. & Forrest
  • Rhododendron araliiforme Balf. f. & Forrest
  • Rhododendron euanthum Balf. f. & W.W. Sm.
  • Rhododendron hexamerum Hand.-Mazz.
  • Rhododendron rhantum Balf. f. & W.W. Sm.
  • Rhododendron sheltoniae Hemsl. & E.H. Wilson

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