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Rhododendron ciliatum

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Rhododendron ciliatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species:
R. ciliatum
Binomial name
Rhododendron ciliatum

Rhododendron ciliatum (睫毛杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to eastern Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, southern Tibet, and Xizang in China, where it grows at altitudes of 2,700–3,500 m (8,900–11,500 ft). It is a shrub that grows to 30–200 cm (12–79 in) in height, with leathery leaves that are elliptic or oblong-elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, 3–8 by 1.6–3.7 cm in size. Flowers are white tinged with pink.

References

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  • "Rhododendron ciliatum", J. D. Hooker, Rhododendr. Sikkim-Himalaya. 3: t. 24. 1851.

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