Rhododendron intricatum

Rhododendron intricatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species:	R. intricatum
Binomial name
Rhododendron intricatum Franch.

Rhododendron intricatum (隐蕊杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to central and western Sichuan, as well as northern Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 3500–4500 meters. It is a shrub that typically grows to 0.15–1 m in height, with leaves that are oblong-elliptic to ovate, and 0.5–1.2 × 0.3–0.7 cm in size. Flowers are pale lavender, purple-blue to dark blue, or rarely yellowish.

Synonyms

• Rhododendron blepharocalyx Franch.
• Rhododendron peramabile Hutch.

References

• Franchet, J. Bot. (Morot). 9: 395. 1895.
• The Plant List
• Flora of China