Rhododendron roxieanum

Rhododendron roxieanum is a species of flowering plant in the genus Rhododendron native to central China and Tibet.[2] Its variety Rhododendron roxieanum var. oreonastes, called the mountain rolled-leaf rhododendron, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Rhododendron roxieanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species:
R. roxieanum
Binomial name
Rhododendron roxieanum
Synonyms[2]

Varieties

The following varieties are currently accepted:[2]

  • Rhododendron roxieanum var. oreonastes (Balf.f. & Forrest) T.L.Ming

References

  1. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8: 344 (1915)
  2. "Rhododendron roxieanum Forrest ex W.W.Sm". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. "Rhododendron roxieanum var. oreonastes mountain rolledleaf rhododendron". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
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