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Rhododendron cyanocarpum is an evergreen shrub or small tree with leathery leaves and fragrant white or pink tinged flowers that are bell or funnel shaped. It is endemic to China (Sichuan and Yunnan) where it grows at altitudes of around to 3,000 to 4,000 metres.[2][3][4] It is threatened by habitat loss.

Rhododendron cyanocarpum
In cultivation at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Acc. No. 19910978C
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species:	R. cyanocarpum
Binomial name
Rhododendron cyanocarpum (Franchet) W.W.Sm.

It was originally discovered by Père Jean Marie Delavay, but later introduced to western horticulture by George Forrest in 1902.[5]

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