Rhododendron leptothrium

Rhododendron leptothrium (薄叶马银花) is a species of flowering plant in the Ericaceae family.[1] It is native to Myanmar and southwestern Sichuan, southeastern Xizang, and western Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 1700–3200 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 3–4 m in height, with leaves that are lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 4–12 by 1.8–3.5 cm in size. Flowers are pale rose to magenta-purple.

Rhododendron leptothrium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Ericales
Family:
Ericaceae
Genus:
Rhododendron
Species:
R. leptothrium
Binomial name
Rhododendron leptothrium
Synonyms[1]

Rhododendron australe Balf.f. & Forrest

References
  1. "Rhododendron leptothrium Balf.f. & Forrest". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 2, 2020.


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