Rhododendron glanduliferum

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Rhododendron glanduliferum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species:
R. glanduliferum
Binomial name
Rhododendron glanduliferum

Rhododendron glanduliferum (大果杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to northeastern Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2,300–2,400 m (7,500–7,900 ft). It is an evergreen shrub that typically grows to 4 m (13 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are oblong-lanceolate to oblanceolate, and 10–19 × 3.8–4.5 cm in size. The flowers are white.

References[edit]

  • Franchet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France. 33: 231. 1886.