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

Rhododendron oreotrephes (山育杜鹃, shan yu du juan) is rhododendron species native to Burma and south-west China, collected in Sichuan in 1904 by Dr. Ernest Henry Wilson. It is an upright shrub, growing to 4 metres (13 ft) in height, with oblong, often bluish, leaves up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) in length. Its flowers are pink to lavender. Fragrant leaves smell of warming spices with notes of cinnamon and pine.

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