Rhododendron ciliatum
Appearance
Rhododendron ciliatum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Rhododendron |
Species: | R. ciliatum
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Binomial name | |
Rhododendron ciliatum |
Rhododendron ciliatum (睫毛杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to eastern Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, southern Tibet, and Xizang in China, where it grows at altitudes of 2,700–3,500 m (8,900–11,500 ft). It is a shrub that grows to 30–200 cm (12–79 in) in height, with leathery leaves that are elliptic or oblong-elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, 3–8 by 1.6–3.7 cm in size. Flowers are white tinged with pink.
References
[edit]- "Rhododendron ciliatum", J. D. Hooker, Rhododendr. Sikkim-Himalaya. 3: t. 24. 1851.
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