Rhododendron cinnabarinum

Rhododendron cinnabarinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species:	R. cinnabarinum
Binomial name
Rhododendron cinnabarinum Hook.f.
Synonyms
Rhododendron blandfordiaeflorum Rhododendron blandfordiiflorum Hook.f. Rhododendron roylei Hook.f. Rhododendron thibaudense

Rhododendron cinnabarinum (朱砂杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to eastern Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, southeastern Tibet, and southwest China, where it grows at altitudes of 1,900–4,000 m (6,200–13,100 ft). It is a straggling evergreen shrub^[1] that grows to 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are broadly elliptic, oblong-elliptic to oblong-lanceolate or ovate, 3–6 by 1.5–2.5 cm in size. The flowers are yellow to cinnabar red, sometimes ranging to plum colors.

References

Media related to Rhododendron cinnabarinum at Wikimedia Commons

1. "Rhododendron cinnabarinum". Trees and Shrubs Online. International Dendrology Society. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

• "Rhododendron cinnabarinum", J. D. Hooker, Rhododendr. Sikkim-Himalaya. 1: t. 8. 1849.

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  A Rhododendron bush
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  Close-up of flowers
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  Close-up of leaves