Rhododendron watsonii
Rhododendron watsonii (无柄杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southern Gansu and western Sichuan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 2,500–3,000 m (8,200–9,800 ft). It is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 1.5–6 m (4.9–19.7 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are oblong-elliptic to broadly oblanceolate or obovate, 10–33 by 4–10 cm in size. The flowers are white.
| Rhododendron watsonii | |
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| Rhododendron watsonii var. rhododactylum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. watsonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron watsonii | |
References
- "Rhododendron watsonii", Hemsley & E. H. Wilson, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew. 1910: 112. 1910.
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