Rhododendron asterochnoum

Rhododendron asterochnoum (汶川星毛杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to western Sichuan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2200–3600 meters. It is a small tree that grows to 3–7 meters in height, with leathery leaves that are broadly oblanceolate, rarely oblong-elliptic, and 17–26 × 3–9 cm in size. Flowers are pale pink to white.

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

Synonyms
  • Rhododendron asterochnoum var. asterochnoum
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