Rhododendron polycladum

Rhododendron polycladum (多枝杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to central and northwestern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 3,000–4,300 m (9,800–14,100 ft). It is an evergreen shrub that grows to 1.2 m (3.9 ft) in height, with leaves that are narrowly elliptic, oblong or lanceolate, 0.6–1.5 by 0.2–0.4 cm in size. The flowers are lavender to purple-blue.

Rhododendron polycladum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species:	R. polycladum
Binomial name
Rhododendron polycladum Franch.

Synonyms

• Rhododendron compactum Hutch.
• Rhododendron scintillans Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.

References

• "Rhododendron polycladum", Franchet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France. 33: 234. 1886.