Rhododendron aberconwayi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Rhododendron |
Species: | R. aberconwayi |
Binomial name | |
Rhododendron aberconwayi Cowan |
Rhododendron aberconwayi (碟花杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to north-central Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2200–2500 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1.5–2.5 m in height, with leatherly leaves that are oblong-elliptic to broadly lanceolate, 2.5–5 by 1–1.8 cm in size. Flowers are predominantly white.