Rhododendron fulgens
| Rhododendron fulgens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. fulgens
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron fulgens | |
Rhododendron fulgens (猩红杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to Bhutan, northeast India, Nepal, Sikkim, and southern Xizang in China, where it grows at altitudes of 3700–4500 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1.5–4 m in height, with leathery leaves that are oblong-ovate to obovate, 6–11 by 4.5–7 cm in size. Flowers are red.
References
- "Rhododendron fulgens", J. D. Hooker, Rhododendr. Sikkim-Himalaya. 3: t. 25. 1851.
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