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Species of plant
Rhododendron eudoxum
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. eudoxum
Binomial name
Rhododendron eudoxum
Synonyms
Of var. brunneifolium :
[2]
Rhododendron brunneifolium Balf.f. & Forrest
Rhododendron eudoxum subsp. brunneifolium (Balf.f. & Forrest) Tagg
Of var. eudoxum :
[3]
Rhododendron eudoxum subsp. trichomiscum (Balf.f. & Forrest) Tagg
Rhododendron fulvastrum subsp. trichomiscum (Balf.f. & Forrest) Cowan
Rhododendron fulvastrum subsp. trichophlebium (Balf.f. & Forrest) Cowan
Rhododendron temenium subsp. albipetalum Cowan
Rhododendron temenium subsp. rhodanthum Cowan
Rhododendron trichomiscum Balf.f. & Forrest
Rhododendron trichophlebium Balf.f. & Forrest
Of var. mesopolium :
[4]
Rhododendron asteium Balf.f. & Forrest
Rhododendron epipastum Balf.f. & Forrest
Rhododendron eudoxum subsp. asteium (Balf.f. & Forrest) Tagg
Rhododendron eudoxum subsp. epipastum (Balf.f. & Forrest) Tagg
Rhododendron eudoxum subsp. mesopolium (Balf.f. & Forrest) Tagg
Rhododendron fulvastrum subsp. epipastum (Balf.f. & Forrest) Cowan
Rhododendron fulvastrum subsp. mesopolium (Balf.f. & Forrest) Cowan
Rhododendron mesopolium Balf.f. & Forrest
Rhododendron eudoxum is a species of
flowering plant in the
Ericaceae family.
[5] It is native to the bamboo forests of southeast
Xizang and northwest
Yunnan ,
China , where it grows at altitudes of 3,300–4,300 m (10,800–14,100 ft). It is a dwarf
shrub that typically grows to 30–120 cm (1 ft 0 in – 3 ft 11 in) tall, with leathery leaves that are long-elliptic to oblong-obovate in shape, and 2.3–3 cm (0.9–1.2 in) long and 0.8–1.4 cm (0.3–0.6 in) wide. Its flowers are red.[
citation needed ] It is placed in
section Ponticum .
[6]
Varieties
As of February 2024
[update] ,
Plants of the World Online accepted three varieties:
[1]
Rhododendron eudoxum var. brunneifolium (Balf.f. & Forrest) D.F.Chamb.
Rhododendron eudoxum var. eudoxum
Rhododendron eudoxum var. mesopolium (Balf.f. & Forrest) D.F.Chamb.
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