Rhododendron rarilepidotum

Rhododendron rarilepidotum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species:	R. rarilepidotum
Binomial name
Rhododendron rarilepidotum J.J.Sm.

Rhododendron rarilepidotum is a rhododendron species native to Sumatra, where it grows at altitudes of 1,000–2,500 m (3,300–8,200 ft). It is an evergreen shrub that grows to 4 m (13 ft) in height, with elliptic leaves that are 9 × 3.5 cm in size. The flowers are orange or yellow, and broadly funnel-shaped.

References

• Contr. Arnold Arbor. 8: 126 1934.
• Argent, G. (2006) Rhododendrons of subgenus Vireya. RHS:London. Page:243
• The Plant List
• Encyclopedia of Life
• Hirsutum.com
• Vireya.net
• Pat Halliday, "Rhododendron rarilepidotum", Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 1, pages 20–22, April 1984.