Rhododendron roxieanum is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to central China and Tibet.[2] Its variety Rhododendron roxieanum var. oreonastes, called the mountain rolled-leaf rhododendron, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Rhododendron roxieanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species:	R. roxieanum
Binomial name
Rhododendron roxieanum Forrest ex W.W.Sm.[1]
Synonyms[2]
Synonyms list Rhododendron aischropeplum Balf.f. & Forrest Rhododendron poecilodermum Balf.f. & Forrest Rhododendron recurvum Balf.f. & Forrest Rhododendron roxieanum var. parvum Davidian Rhododendron roxieanum var. recurvum (Balf.f. & Forrest) Davidian

Varieties

The following varieties are currently accepted:[2]

• Rhododendron roxieanum var. oreonastes (Balf.f. & Forrest) T.L.Ming

References