Rhododendron beesianum

Rhododendron beesianum (宽钟杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to northeastern Myanmar, southeastern Tibet, and southwestern Sichuan and northwestern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 3,200–4,500 m (10,500–14,800 ft). It is an evergreen shrub or small tree that grows to 2–9 m (6.6–29.5 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are oblanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, and 10–25 × 3–7 cm in size. The flowers are pinkish white to pink.

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

It was discovered in 1902 by the Scottish botanist George Forrest, who sent seeds home. However, though hardy, it is not often found in cultivation.[1]

References

  1. "Rhododendron beesianum". Trees and Shrubs Online. International Dendrology Society. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  • Diels, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 5: 214. 1912.


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