Rhododendron sikangense

Rhododendron sikangense (川西杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to western Sichuan and northeastern Yunnan in China (the area of the former province of Sikang for which it is named), where it grows at altitudes of 2,800–4,500 m (9,200–14,800 ft). It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 3–5 m (9.8–16.4 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are oblong-elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, 7–12 by 2.5–5.5 cm in size. The flowers are white, purple, or pink, with purple flecks.

Rhododendron sikangense
Rhododendron sikangense var. exquisitum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species:	R. sikangense
Binomial name
Rhododendron sikangense W.P.Fang

References

• "Rhododendron sikangense", W. P. Fang, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 2: 81. 1952.