Rhododendron polycladum

Rhododendron polycladum (多枝杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to central and northwestern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 3000–4300 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1.2 m in height, with leaves that are narrowly elliptic, elliptic, oblong, or lanceolate, 0.6–1.5 by 0.2–0.4 cm in size. Flowers are lavender to purple-blue.

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

Synonyms
  • Rhododendron compactum Hutch.
  • Rhododendron scintillans Balf. f. & W.W. Sm.
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