Rhododendron ovatum

Rhododendron ovatum is an elepidote rhododendron species native to China and Taiwan.^[1] It is the type species for the subgenus, Azaleastrum.

Rhododendron ovatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Subgenus:	Rhododendron subg. Azaleastrum
Section:	Rhododendron sect. Azaleastrum
Species:	R. ovatum
Binomial name
Rhododendron ovatum (Lindl.) Planch. ex Maxim.