Rhododendron eudoxum

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. It is placed in section Ponticum.[6]

Rhododendron eudoxum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Subgenus: Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes
Section: Rhododendron sect. Ponticum
Species:
R. eudoxum
Binomial name
Rhododendron eudoxum
Synonyms

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

Varieties

As of February 2024, 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.

References
  1. "Rhododendron eudoxum Balf.f. & Forrest". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  2. "Rhododendron eudoxum var. brunneifolium (Balf.f. & Forrest) D.F.Chamb." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  3. "Rhododendron eudoxum var. eudoxum". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  4. "Rhododendron eudoxum var. mesopolium (Balf.f. & Forrest) D.F.Chamb." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
  5. "Rhododendron eudoxum Balf.f. & Forrest". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  6. WFO (December 2023). "Rhododendron eudoxum Balf.f. & Forrest". World Flora Online. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

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