Rhododendron lowii

Rhododendron lowii is a species of rhododendron native to Borneo. It is found in the Crocker Range and Mount Kinabalu of Sabah state, in the northeastern portion of the island.^[2]

Rhododendron lowii
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. lowii
Binomial name
Rhododendron lowii Hook.f.

Description

Rhododendron lowii is a large shrub to a small tree, growing up to ten meters tall. It has the largest flowers of any Bornean rhododendron.^[1]

Range and habitat

Rhododendron lowii is found in the Crocker Range and on Mount Kinabalu, where it grows in montane forest and subalpine shrubland from 1,200 to 3,650 meters elevation.^[1]