Rhododendron heliolepis

Rhododendron heliolepis (亮鳞杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to Myanmar, and Sichuan, Xizang, and Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 3000–3700 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 2–5 m in height, with leaves that are elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, 5–12 by 1.7–4 cm in size. Flowers are pink, pale purple-red, or rarely white, with purple or brown spots inside.

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

Synonyms
  • None recorded.

References


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