Rhododendron araiophyllum

Rhododendron araiophyllum (窄叶杜鹃) is a flowering plant in the Ericaceae family.[1] It is native to northeast Myanmar and northeastern and western Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 1900–3400 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1–4 m in height, with leathery leaves that are elliptic-lanceolate or narrowly lanceolate, 5–11 by 1.3–3 cm in size. Flowers are predominantly white.

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

Synonyms
  • None recorded.

References
  1. "Rhododendron araiophyllum Balf.f. & W.W.Sm". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 2, 2020.

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