Rhododendron erosum

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 leathery leaves that are elliptic to obovate-oblong, 8–10.5 by 3.7–4.5 cm in size. Flowers are red.

Rhododendron erosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Ericales
Family:
Ericaceae
Genus:
Rhododendron
Species:
R. erosum
Binomial name
Rhododendron erosum
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Synonyms
  • None recorded.
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