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Rhododendron wallichii (簇毛杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to northeastern India, eastern Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, and southern Xizang in China, where it grows at altitudes of 3,000–4,300 m (9,800–14,100 ft). Growing to 2–4 m (6.6–13.1 ft) in height, it is an evergreen shrub with leathery leaves that are elliptic to oblong-obovate, 7–12 by 2.5–5 cm in size. The flowers are purple-red to white, with red spots. Some authorities consider it a synonym of Rhododendron campanulatum.[1]

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

Synonyms

• Rhododendron campanulatum var. wallichii Hook.
• Rhododendron heftii Davidian

References

• "Rhododendron wallichii", J. D. Hooker, Rhododendr. Sikkim-Himalaya. 1: t. 5. 1849.

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