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Rhododendron coeloneurum

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

Rhododendron coeloneurum (粗脉杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to northern and southeastern Guizhou, southern Sichuan, and northeastern Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 1,200–2,300 m (3,900–7,500 ft). It is a tree that typically grows to 3–8 m (9.8–26.2 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are oblanceolate to oblong-elliptic, and 7–12 × 2.5–4 cm in size. The flowers are pink to purplish, with purple spots.

References

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  • Diels, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 513. 1900.