Biology:Rhododendron spiciferum

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Rhododendron spiciferum
Rhododendron spiciferum - Kunming Botanical Garden - DSC02860.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species:
R. spiciferum
Binomial name
Rhododendron spiciferum

Rhododendron spiciferum (碎米花) is a rhododendron species native to western Guizhou and Yunnan, China , where it grows at altitudes of 800–1,900 m (2,600–6,200 ft). It is a small evergreen shrub growing to 20–60 cm (7.9–23.6 in) in height, with leaves that are narrowly oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 1.2–4 by 0.4–1.2 cm in size. The flowers are pink or rarely white.

References

  • "Rhododendron spiciferum", Franchet, J. Bot. (Morot). 9: 400. 1895.

Wikidata ☰ Q7321169 entry