Rhododendron coriaceum

Rhododendron coriaceum (革叶杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southeast Xizang and northwest Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2900–3400 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 3–10 m in height, with leathery leaves that are obovate-elliptic to oblanceolate, 9–19 by 4–8 cm in size. Flowers are predominantly white.

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

Synonyms
  • Rhododendron foveolatum Rehder & E.H. Wilson
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