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Rhododendron coriaceum (革叶杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southeast Xizang and northwest Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2,900–3,400 m (9,500–11,200 ft). It is an evergreen shrub or small tree that grows to 3–10 m (9.8–32.8 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are obovate-elliptic to oblanceolate, 9–19 by 4–8 cm in size. The flowers are predominantly white.[1]

Rhododendron coriaceum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species:	R. coriaceum
Binomial name
Rhododendron coriaceum Franch.
Synonyms
Rhododendron foveolatum Rehder & E.H. Wilson

References

• "Rhododendron coriaceum", Franchet, J. Bot. (Morot). 12: 258. 1898.

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