Rhododendron rigidum
Rhododendron rigidum (基毛杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to Sichuan and Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2,000–3,400 m (6,600–11,200 ft). Growing to 1–2 m (3.3–6.6 ft) in height, it is an evergreen shrub with leaves that are elliptic, oblong elliptic, oblong-lanceolate or oblanceolate, 2.5–6.8 by 1–3.2 cm in size. The flowers are white to reddish purple.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. rigidum |
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Synonyms
- Rhododendron caeruleum H.Lév.
- Rhododendron eriandrum H.Lév. ex Hutch.
- Rhododendron hesperium Balf.f. & Forrest
- Rhododendron racemosum var. rigidum (Franch.) Rehnelt
- Rhododendron rarosquameum Balf.f.
- Rhododendron sycnanthum Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.
References
- "Rhododendron rigidum", Franchet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France. 33: 233. 1886.
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