Rhododendron rubiginosum (红棕杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to Myanmar, and Sichuan, Xizang, and Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 2,800–3,600 m (9,200–11,800 ft). This evergreen shrub grows to 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) in height, with leaves that are elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate or oblong-ovate, 3.5–8 by 1.3–3.5 cm in size. The flowers are pink, red, or pale purple.

Rhododendron rubiginosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species:	R. rubiginosum
Binomial name
Rhododendron rubiginosum Franch.

Synonyms

• Rhododendron catapastum Balf.f. & Forrest
• Rhododendron leclerei H.Lév.
• Rhododendron leprosum Balf.f.
• Rhododendron squarrosum Balf.f.
• Rhododendron stenoplastum Balf.f. & Forrest

References

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• "Rhododendron rubiginosum", Franchet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France. 34: 282. 1887.

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