Rhododendron beyerinckianum

Rhododendron beyerinckianum is a species of rhododendron endemic to New Guinea.^[2] It is found in the Indonesian portion of the island and western Papua New Guinea, extending as far east as Mount Victoria and Mount Dayman, where it grows at elevations of 1400–4000 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 5 m in height, with leathery leaves that are narrowly ovate, 6 x 3.5 cm in size. Flowers are tubular-funnel-shaped and usually dark red, but also white, yellow, greenish or pink.

Rhododendron beyerinckianum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species:	R. beyerinckianum
Binomial name
Rhododendron beyerinckianum Koord.
Synonyms[2]
Rhododendron chrysopeplon Sleumer Rhododendron dasylepis Schltr. Rhododendron saavedranum Diels Rhododendron schulzei Schltr.