Biology:Rhododendron impeditum
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Short description: Species of plant
| Rhododendron impeditum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. impeditum
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron impeditum Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Rhododendron litangense Balf.f. | |
Rhododendron impeditum (粉紫杜鹃), the dwarf purple rhododendron, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae,[1] native to southwestern Sichuan and northwest Yunnan in China , where it grows at altitudes of 2,500–4,600 m (8,200–15,100 ft). This compact evergreen shrub grows to 60 cm (24 in) tall and broad. The leaves are ovate, elliptic or broadly elliptic to oblong, 0.5–1.4 by 0.3–0.6 cm in size. The flowers are purple, violet, or rose-lavender, or rarely white.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Rhododendron impeditum 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:332618-1.
- ↑ "Rhododendron impeditum". RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/15288/rhododendron-impeditum/details.
- "Rhododendron impeditum", I. B. Balfour & W. W. Smith, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 9: 239. 1916.
Wikidata ☰ Q7321144 entry
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