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Rhododendron eudoxum

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Species of plant

Rhododendron eudoxum
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Balf.f. & Forrest
Synonyms

Of var. brunneifolium:

  • Rhododendron brunneifolium Balf.f. & Forrest
  • Rhododendron eudoxum subsp. brunneifolium (Balf.f. & Forrest) Tagg

Of var. eudoxum:

  • 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:

  • 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. 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. It is placed in section Ponticum.

Varieties

As of February 2024, Plants of the World Online accepted three varieties:

  • Rhododendron eudoxum var. brunneifolium (Balf.f. & Forrest) D.F.Chamb.
  • Rhododendron eudoxum var. eudoxum
  • Rhododendron eudoxum var. mesopolium (Balf.f. & Forrest) D.F.Chamb.

References

  1. ^ "Rhododendron eudoxum Balf.f. & Forrest". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  2. "Rhododendron eudoxum var. brunneifolium (Balf.f. & Forrest) D.F.Chamb." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  3. "Rhododendron eudoxum var. eudoxum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  4. "Rhododendron eudoxum var. mesopolium (Balf.f. & Forrest) D.F.Chamb." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  5. "Rhododendron eudoxum Balf.f. & Forrest". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  6. WFO (December 2023). "Rhododendron eudoxum Balf.f. & Forrest". World Flora Online. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

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