Rhododendron adenogynum

Rhododendron adenogynum (腺房杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southwest Sichuan, southeast Xizang, and northwest Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 3200–4200 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1–2.5 m in height, with leathery leaves that are lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, 6–12 by 2–4 cm in size. Flowers are white to pink, with crimson spots.

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

Synonyms
  • Rhododendron adenophorum Balf. f. & W.W. Sm.

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