Rhododendron selense

Rhododendron selense (多变杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southwestern Sichuan, eastern Xizang, and western Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 2700–4000 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1–2 m in height, with leaves that are oblong-elliptic or obovate to elliptic, 4–8 by 2–4 cm in size. Flowers are pink.

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

Synonyms
  • Rhododendron axium Balf.f. & Forrest
  • Rhododendron chalarocladum Balf.f. & Forrest
  • Rhododendron metrium Forrest
  • Rhododendron nanothamnum Balf.f. & Forrest
  • Rhododendron pagophyllum Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward
  • Rhododendron probum Balf.f. & Forrest
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