Biology:Rhododendron cinnabarinum
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Short description: Species of flowering bush
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. cinnabarinum
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| Rhododendron cinnabarinum Hook.f.
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Rhododendron cinnabarinum (朱砂杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to eastern Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, southeastern Tibet, and southwest China, where it grows at altitudes of 1,900–4,000 m (6,200–13,100 ft). It is a straggling evergreen shrub[1] that grows to 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are broadly elliptic, oblong-elliptic to oblong-lanceolate or ovate, 3–6 by 1.5–2.5 cm in size. The flowers are yellow to cinnabar red, sometimes ranging to plum colors.
References
- ↑ "Rhododendron cinnabarinum". International Dendrology Society. https://treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/rhododendron/rhododendron-cinnabarinum/.
- "Rhododendron cinnabarinum", J. D. Hooker, Rhododendr. Sikkim-Himalaya. 1: t. 8. 1849.
A Rhododendron bush
Close-up of flowers
Close-up of leaves
Wikidata ☰ Q3281106 entry
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