Rhododendron erosum
| Rhododendron erosum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. erosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron erosum Cowan | |
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Rhododendron erosum (啮蚀杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to eastern Bhutan, southern Tibet, and southern Xizang, China, where it grows at altitudes of 3000–3700 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 4.5–6 m in height, with leatherly leaves that are elliptic to obovate-oblong, 8–10.5 by 3.7–4.5 cm in size. Flowers are red.
Synonyms
- None recorded.
References
- Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 19(94): 225-226 225 1937.
- The Plant List
- Flora of China
- Hirsutum.com
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