Species of plant
Rhododendron eudoxum
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom:
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Plantae
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Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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Clade:
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Angiosperms
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Clade:
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Eudicots
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Clade:
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Asterids
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Order:
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Ericales
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Family:
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Ericaceae
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Genus:
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Rhododendron
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Subgenus:
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Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes
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Section:
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Rhododendron sect. Ponticum
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Species:
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R. eudoxum
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Binomial name
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Rhododendron eudoxum
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Synonyms
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Of var. brunneifolium:[2]
- Rhododendron brunneifolium Balf.f. & Forrest
- Rhododendron eudoxum subsp. brunneifolium (Balf.f. & Forrest) Tagg
Of var. eudoxum:[3]
- Rhododendron eudoxum subsp. trichomiscum (Balf.f. & Forrest) Tagg
- Rhododendron fulvastrum subsp. trichomiscum (Balf.f. & Forrest) Cowan
- Rhododendron fulvastrum subsp. trichophlebium (Balf.f. & Forrest) Cowan
- Rhododendron temenium subsp. albipetalum Cowan
- Rhododendron temenium subsp. rhodanthum Cowan
- Rhododendron trichomiscum Balf.f. & Forrest
- Rhododendron trichophlebium Balf.f. & Forrest
Of var. mesopolium:[4]
- Rhododendron asteium Balf.f. & Forrest
- Rhododendron epipastum Balf.f. & Forrest
- Rhododendron eudoxum subsp. asteium (Balf.f. & Forrest) Tagg
- Rhododendron eudoxum subsp. epipastum (Balf.f. & Forrest) Tagg
- Rhododendron eudoxum subsp. mesopolium (Balf.f. & Forrest) Tagg
- Rhododendron fulvastrum subsp. epipastum (Balf.f. & Forrest) Cowan
- Rhododendron fulvastrum subsp. mesopolium (Balf.f. & Forrest) Cowan
- Rhododendron mesopolium Balf.f. & Forrest
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Rhododendron eudoxum is a species of flowering plant in the Ericaceae family.[5] It is native to the bamboo forests of southeast Xizang and northwest Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 3,300–4,300 m (10,800–14,100 ft). It is a dwarf shrub that typically grows to 30–120 cm (1 ft 0 in – 3 ft 11 in) tall, with leathery leaves that are long-elliptic to oblong-obovate in shape, and 2.3–3 cm (0.9–1.2 in) long and 0.8–1.4 cm (0.3–0.6 in) wide. Its flowers are red.[citation needed] It is placed in section Ponticum.[6]
Varieties
As of February 2024[update], Plants of the World Online accepted three varieties:[1]
- Rhododendron eudoxum var. brunneifolium (Balf.f. & Forrest) D.F.Chamb.
- Rhododendron eudoxum var. eudoxum
- Rhododendron eudoxum var. mesopolium (Balf.f. & Forrest) D.F.Chamb.
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