Rhododendron vialii

Rhododendron vialii (红马银花) is a rhododendron species native to Laos, Vietnam, and southern Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 1,200–1,800 m (3,900–5,900 ft). It is an evergreen shrub growing to 2–4.5 m (6.6–14.8 ft) in height, with leaves that are lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate or obovate-lanceolate, 4–9 by 1.8–4 cm in size. The flowers are dark red.[2]

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

References

  1. "Rhododendron vialii", Delavay & Franchet, J. Bot. (Morot). 9: 398. 1895
  2. He Mingyou; David F. Chamberlain. "Rhododendron vialii". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 20 May 2013.


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