Rhododendron traillianum

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Rhododendron traillianum (川滇杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southwest Sichuan, southeast Tibet, and northwest Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of {{convert|3000-4300|m|ft|abbr=on}}. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree that grows to {{convert|2-8|m|ft|abbr=on}} in height, with leaves that are oblong-lanceolate to elliptic, 5–12 by 2.5–5 cm in size. The flowers are white or pink, with crimson spots and purple-red basal flecks.

Synonyms

  • Rhododendron aberrans Tagg & Forrest

References

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  • "Rhododendron traillianum", Forrest & W. W. Smith, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 8: 204. 1914.

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traillianum

Category:Taxa named by George Forrest (botanist)

Category:Taxa named by William Wright Smith

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