Rhododendron rarilepidotum is a rhododendron species native to Sumatra, where it grows at altitudes of 1,000–2,500 m (3,300–8,200 ft). It is an evergreen shrub that grows to 4 m (13 ft) in height, with elliptic leaves that are 9 × 3.5 cm in size. The flowers are orange or yellow, and broadly funnel-shaped.
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Rhododendron |
Species: | R. rarilepidotum
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Rhododendron rarilepidotum |
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References
edit- Contr. Arnold Arbor. 8: 126 1934.
- Argent, G. (2006) Rhododendrons of subgenus Vireya. RHS:London. Page:243
- The Plant List
- Encyclopedia of Life
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- Pat Halliday, "Rhododendron rarilepidotum", Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 1, pages 20–22, April 1984.