Rhododendron cinnabarinum

Rhododendron cinnabarinum (朱砂杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to eastern Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, southeastern Tibet, and southwest China, where it grows at altitudes of 1900–4000 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1–3 m in height, with leathery leaves that are broadly elliptic, oblong-elliptic to oblong-lanceolate or ovate, 3–6 by 1.5–2.5 cm in size. Flowers are yellow to cinnabar red, sometimes ranging to plum colors.

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

Synonyms
  • Rhododendron blandfordiaeflorum
  • Rhododendron blandfordiiflorum Hook.f.
  • Rhododendron roylei Hook.f.
  • Rhododendron thibaudense

References
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