Rhododendron keysii

Rhododendron keysii (管花杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to northeastern India, Bhutan, Sikkim, and southern Tibet, where it grows at altitudes of 2,400–4,300 m (7,900–14,100 ft). It is an evergreen shrub that typically grows to 1–4 m (3.3–13.1 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are lanceolate-elliptic or lanceolate-oblong in shape, and typically 4–8 × 1–3 cm in size. The flowers are orange or salmon pink to deep red.

Rhododendron keysii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species:	R. keysii
Binomial name
Rhododendron keysii Nutt.
Synonyms
Rhododendron keysii var. unicolor Hutch.

References

• Nuttall, Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 5: 353. 1853.