Rhododendron cinnabarinum

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.

Rhododendron cinnabarinum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species:
R. cinnabarinum
Binomial name
Rhododendron cinnabarinum
Synonyms
  • Rhododendron blandfordiaeflorum
  • Rhododendron blandfordiiflorum Hook.f.
  • Rhododendron roylei Hook.f.
  • Rhododendron thibaudense

References
  1. "Rhododendron cinnabarinum". Trees and Shrubs Online. International Dendrology Society. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  • "Rhododendron cinnabarinum", J. D. Hooker, Rhododendr. Sikkim-Himalaya. 1: t. 8. 1849.

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    A Rhododendron bush
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    Close-up of flowers
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    Close-up of leaves
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