Biology:Rhododendron longipes

Short description: Species of plant

Rhododendron longipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species:	R. longipes
Binomial name
Rhododendron longipes Rehder & E.H. Wilson
Synonyms
Rhododendron longipes var. longipes

Rhododendron longipes (长柄杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to Chongqing, eastern Guizhou, southwestern Sichuan, and northeastern Yunnan in China , where it grows at altitudes of 1700–2500 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 2–4 meters in height, with leathery leaves that are elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, and 5–13 × 1.5–3.5 cm in size. Flowers are rose-colored with dark red spots inside.

References

• Rehder & E. H. Wilson in Sargent, Pl. Wilson. 1: 528. 1913.
• The Plant List
• Flora of China
• Hirsutum.com

Wikidata ☰ Q15248598 entry