Rhododendron_asterochnoum

<i>Rhododendron asterochnoum</i>

Rhododendron asterochnoum

Species of tree

Rhododendron asterochnoum (汶川星毛杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to western Sichuan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2,200–3,600 m (7,200–11,800 ft). This small tree reaches 3–7 m (9.8–23.0 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are broadly oblanceolate, rarely oblong-elliptic, and 17–26 × 3–9 cm in size. The flowers are pale pink or white.

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Lower taxa

Two variants are recognized:[1]

  • Rhododendron asterochnoum var. asterochnoum
  • Rhododendron asterochnoum var. brevipedicellatum W.K.Hu

References

  1. [1]
    "Rhododendron asterochnoum Diels | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".

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