Taxon

Rhododendron tatsienense

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Family: Ericaceae (Heath)
Distribution: China (Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan)
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Life form: Shrub - evergreen
Comments: Habit: Forms a slender, upright shrub to 3m with crimson-purple coloured branchlets.
Foliage: Ovate or oblong-lanceolate leaves that are 1.6-6cm long by 1-3cm broad. The upper surface is a shiny dark green with scales, whilst the underside is pale green and scaly.
Flowers: Small clusters of 1-6 widely funnel-shaped flowers of rose-pink or rose lavendar, with or without red spots.

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