Rhododendron wardii

Rhododendron wardii
R. wardii var. puralbum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species:	R. wardii
Binomial name
Rhododendron wardii W.W.Sm.

Rhododendron wardii (黄杯杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southwestern Sichuan, southeastern Xizang, and northwestern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 3,000–4,600 m (9,800–15,100 ft). This evergreen shrub grows to 3 m (9.8 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are narrowly ovate to oblong-elliptic or broadly ovate-elliptic, 5–8 by 3–4.5 cm in size. The flowers are yellow or white.

Synonyms

• Rhododendron astrocalyx Balf.f. & Forrest
• Rhododendron croceum Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.
• Rhododendron gloeblastum Balf.f. & Forrest
• Rhododendron litiense Balf.f. & Forrest
• Rhododendron oresterum Balf.f. & Forrest
• Rhododendron prasinocalyx Balf.f. & Forrest

References

• "Rhododendron wardii", W. W. Smith, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 8: 205. 1914.