Rhododendron longipes is a rhododendron species native to Chongqing, eastern Guizhou, southwestern Sichuan, and northeastern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 1,700–2,500 m (5,600–8,200 ft). It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 2–4 m (6.6–13.1 ft)in height, with leathery leaves that are elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, and 5–13 cm (2.0–5.1 in) long by 1.5–3.5 cm (0.6–1.4 in) wide. Its flowers are rose-colored with dark red spots inside.[citation needed] It is placed in section Ponticum.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Subgenus: | Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes |
| Section: | Rhododendron sect. Ponticum |
| Species: | R. longipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron longipes Rehder & E.H.Wilson[1] | |
References
- Rehder & E. H. Wilson in Sargent, Pl. Wilson. 1: 528. 1913.
- Flora of China
- Hirsutum.com