Biology:Rhododendron hippophaeoides
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Short description: Species of plant
Rhododendron hippophaeoides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Rhododendron |
Species: | R. hippophaeoides
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Binomial name | |
Rhododendron hippophaeoides Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.
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Rhododendron hippophaeoides (灰背杜鹃) is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae.[1] It is in the subgenus Rhododendron (scaly or lepidote rhododendrons), subsection Lapponica. It is a small shrub, up to 4 feet (1.2 m) tall at maturity, native to altitudes of 2,400–4,800 m (7,900–15,700 ft) in southwest Sichuan and many parts of Yunnan, China . The leaves are up to 1.5 in (3.8 cm) long, gray-green above, and with overlapping yellowish-buff scales below. The flowers are bright rose or lavender-blue to bluish purple, or (rarely) white.
References
- ↑ "Rhododendron hippophaeoides Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332575-1.
Sources
- I. B. Balfour & W. W. Smith, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9(44-45): 236-237 236 1916.
- Cullen, J. 1980. "A revision of Rhododendron. I. Subgenus Rhododendron sections Rhododendron & Pogonanthum", Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh, 39:96–97.
Wikidata ☰ Q7321143 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhododendron hippophaeoides.
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