Biology:Rhododendron fulgens

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Rhododendron fulgens
Rhododendron fulgens - University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden - DSC07625.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species:
R. fulgens
Binomial name
Rhododendron fulgens

Rhododendron fulgens (猩红杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to Bhutan, northeast India , Nepal, Sikkim, and southern Xizang in China , where it grows at altitudes of 3700–4500 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1.5–4 m in height, with leathery leaves that are oblong-ovate to obovate, 6–11 by 4.5–7 cm in size. Flowers are red.

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References

  • "Rhododendron fulgens", J. D. Hooker, Rhododendr. Sikkim-Himalaya. 3: t. 25. 1851.

Wikidata ☰ Q7321138 entry