Rhododendron farrerae
| Rhododendron farrerae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ericoideae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Subgenus: | Azaleastrum |
| Section: | Tsutsusi |
| Subsection: | Brachycalyx |
| Species: | R. farrerae |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron farrerae Sweet[1] | |
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Rhododendron farrerae (Mrs. Farrer's Rhododendron) is a deciduous rhododendron species native to China (Hong Kong, Hunan to Fujian), with violet flowers, reaching a height of 60 cm. (2 ft.). It is the type species for subsection Brachycalyx. It is found in dense mountain forests at elevations of 800–2100m.[2]
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