Rhododendron maddenii
| Rhododendron maddenii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. maddenii |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron maddenii Hook. f. | |
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Rhododendron maddenii (隐脉杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to Bhutan, northern India, northeast Myanmar, Sikkim, Thailand, northern Vietnam, and southwestern China, where it grows at altitudes of 2600–3200 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 3–6 m in height, with leathery leaves that are lanceolate, oblong-oblanceolate, or elliptic, 5–15 by 2–8 cm in size. Flowers are predominantly white.
Synonyms
- None recorded.
References
- "Rhododendron maddenii", J. D. Hooker, Rhododendr. Sikkim-Himalaya. 2: t. 18. 1851.
- The Plant List
- Flora of China
- Hirsutum.com
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