Biology:Rhododendron hemsleyanum

Short description: Species of plant

Rhododendron hemsleyanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species:	R. hemsleyanum
Binomial name
Rhododendron hemsleyanum E.H. Wilson
Synonyms
Rhododendron hemsleyanum var. hemsleyanum

Rhododendron hemsleyanum (波叶杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to Mount Emei in Sichuan, China , where it grows at altitudes of 1200–1500 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 2–9 meters in height, with leathery leaves that are oblong to oblong-ovate, and 9–21 × 4.6–10.5 cm in size. Flowers are fragrant and white.

References

• E. H. Wilson, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew. 1910: 109. 1910.
• The Plant List
• Flora of China
• Hirsutum.com

Wikidata ☰ Q11144110 entry