Biology:Rhododendron eudoxum
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| Species: | R. eudoxum
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| Rhododendron eudoxum Balf.f. & Forrest
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Rhododendron eudoxum (华丽杜鹃) is a species of flowering plant in the Ericaceae family.[2] It is native to the bamboo forests of southeast Xizang and northwest Yunnan, China , where it grows at altitudes of 3300–4300 meters. It is a dwarf shrub that typically grows to 0.3–1.2 m in height, with leathery leaves that are long-elliptic to oblong-obovate in shape, and 2.3–3 × 0.8–1.4 cm in size. Flowers are red.
References
- ↑ "Rhododendron eudoxum Balf. f. & Forrest". The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d.. http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0001048702#synonyms.
- ↑ "Rhododendron eudoxum Balf.f. & Forrest". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332393-1.
Sources
- I. B. Balfour & Forrest, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 11: 62. 1919.
- The Plant List
- Flora of China
- Hirsutum.com
- Danish Soc. of ARS
Wikidata ☰ Q15387946 entry
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