Rhododendron discolor

Rhododendron discolor
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species:	R. discolor
Binomial name
	Rhododendron discolor; Franch.
Synonyms
	Rhododendron fortunei subsp. discolor (Franch.) D.F. Chamb.; Rhododendron fortunei var. houlstonii (Hemsl. & E.H. Wilson) Rehder & E.H. Wilson; Rhododendron fortunei var. kwangfuense (Chun & W.P. Fang) G.Z. Li; Rhododendron houlstonii Hemsl. & E.H. Wilson; Rhododendron kwangfuense Chun & W.P. Fang; Rhododendron mandarinorum Diels;

Rhododendron discolor (喇叭杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to many regions of China, where it grows at altitudes of 900–1,900 m (3,000–6,200 ft). It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 1.5–8 m (4.9–26.2 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are oblong-elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, and 9.5–18 cm (3.7–7.1 in) × 2.4–5.4 cm (0.94–2.13 in) in size. The flowers are pale pink to white. According to Flora of China, "Rhododendron discolor intergrades with R. fortunei, and can reliably be separated from that species only by the proportionately narrower leaves."^[2]

References

^ Liu, B.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Rhododendron discolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T152841916A152841918. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T152841916A152841918.en. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
^ "Rhododendron discolor". Flora of China – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Franchet, J. Bot. (Morot). 9: 391. 1895.

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[1] Liu, B.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Rhododendron discolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T152841916A152841918. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T152841916A152841918.en. Retrieved 8 October 2024.

[FoC-2] "Rhododendron discolor". Flora of China – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

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