Rhododendron lutescens

Rhododendron lutescens is a rhododendron species native to Guizhou, Sichuan, and Yunnan, China,^[1] where it grows at altitudes of 1,700–2,000 m (5,600–6,600 ft). It is a shrub that grows to 1–3 m (3–10 ft) in height, with leaves that are lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 4–9 cm (1.6–3.5 in) long by 1.5–2.5 cm (0.6–1.0 in) wide. Its flowers are yellow.^[2] It is placed in section Rhododendron.^[3]

Rhododendron lutescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Subgenus:	Rhododendron subg. Rhododendron
Section:	Rhododendron sect. Rhododendron
Species:	R. lutescens
Binomial name
Rhododendron lutescens Franch.
Synonyms[1]
Rhododendron blinii H. Lév. Rhododendron costulatum Franch. Rhododendron lemeei H. Lév.