Biology:Rhododendron rigidum
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Short description: Species of plant
Rhododendron rigidum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Rhododendron |
Species: | R. rigidum
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Binomial name | |
Rhododendron rigidum |
Rhododendron rigidum (基毛杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to Sichuan and Yunnan, China , where it grows at altitudes of 2,000–3,400 m (6,600–11,200 ft). Growing to 1–2 m (3.3–6.6 ft) in height, it is an evergreen shrub with leaves that are elliptic, oblong elliptic, oblong-lanceolate or oblanceolate, 2.5–6.8 by 1–3.2 cm in size. The flowers are white to reddish purple.
Synonyms
- Rhododendron caeruleum H.Lév.
- Rhododendron eriandrum H.Lév. ex Hutch.
- Rhododendron hesperium Balf.f. & Forrest
- Rhododendron racemosum var. rigidum (Franch.) Rehnelt
- Rhododendron rarosquameum Balf.f.
- Rhododendron sycnanthum Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.
References
- "Rhododendron rigidum", Franchet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France. 33: 233. 1886.
Wikidata ☰ Q7321162 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhododendron rigidum.
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