Rhododendron asterochnoum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. asterochnoum
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Rhododendron asterochnoum (汶川星毛杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to western Sichuan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2,200–3,600 m (7,200–11,800 ft). This small tree reaches 3–7 m (9.8–23.0 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are broadly oblanceolate, rarely oblong-elliptic, and 17–26 × 3–9 cm in size. The flowers are pale pink or white.
Lower taxa
[edit]Two variants are recognized:[1]
- Rhododendron asterochnoum var. asterochnoum
- Rhododendron asterochnoum var. brevipedicellatum W.K.Hu
References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Diels, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 196. 1921.
- Plants of the World Online
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