Rhododendron hancockii

Rhododendron hancockii (滇南杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to Guangxi and Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 1100–2000 meters. It is a shrub or tree that grows to 2–7 m in height, with leathery leaves that are obovate or oblong-oblanceolate, 7–13 by 1.5–5 cm in size. Flowers are white with yellowish flecks.

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

Synonyms
  • None recorded.

References
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