Rhododendron sphaeroblastum

Rhododendron sphaeroblastum (宽叶杜鹃) is a species of flowering plant in the Ericaceae family.[1] It is native to southwestern Sichuan and northern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 3300–4400 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1–3 m in height, with leathery leaves that are ovate to oblong-ovate or ovate-elliptic, 7–15 by 4–6.5 cm in size. Flowers are white, pink, red, or yellow.

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

References
  1. "Rhododendron sphaeroblastum Balf.f. & Forrest". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 3, 2020.

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