Rhododendron ciliatum
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. ciliatum |
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Rhododendron ciliatum (睫毛杜鹃) is a rhododendron species that is native to eastern Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, southern Tibet, and Xizang in China.
It grows at altitudes of 2,700–3,500 m (8,900–11,500 ft). It is a shrub that can grow up to 30–200 cm (12–79 in) in height, with leathery leaves that are elliptic or oblong-elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, 3–8 by 1.6–3.7 cm in size. Its flowers are white tinged with pink.
References
- "Rhododendron ciliatum", J. D. Hooker, Rhododendr. Sikkim-Himalaya. 3: t. 24. 1851.
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