Rhododendron facetum

Rhododendron facetum (绵毛房杜鹃) is a species of flowering plant in the Ericaceae family.[1] It is native to northeast Myanmar, northern Vietnam, and western Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2100–3600 meters. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 3–7 m in height, with leathery leaves that are oblong-elliptic to obovate-elliptic, 8.5–20 by 3–6 cm in size. Flowers are red with deeper colored spots.

Rhododendron facetum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Ericales
Family:
Ericaceae
Genus:
Rhododendron
Species:
R. facetum
Binomial name
Rhododendron facetum
Synonyms[1]

Rhododendron eriogynum Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.

References
  1. "Rhododendron facetum Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 3, 2020.

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