Rhododendron concinnum

Rhododendron concinnum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species:	R. concinnum
Binomial name
Rhododendron concinnum Hemsl.
Synonyms
Rhododendron apiculatum Rehder & E.H. Wilson Rhododendron atroviride Dunn Rhododendron benthamianum Hemsl. Rhododendron concinnum var. benthamianum (Hemsl.) Davidian Rhododendron concinnum f. laetevirens Cowan Rhododendron concinnum var. lepidanthum (Rehder & E.H. Wilson) Rehder Rhododendron concinnum var. pseudoyanthinum (Balf. f. & Hutch.) Davidian Rhododendron coombense Hemsl. Rhododendron laetevirens Rhododendron pseudoyanthinum Balf. f. & Hutch. Rhododendron subcoombense Balf.f. Rhododendron yanthinum Bureau & Franch. Rhododendron yanthinum var. lepidanthum Rehder & E.H. Wilson

Rhododendron concinnum (秀雅杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 2300–3000 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1.5–3 m in height, with leaves that are oblong, elliptic, ovate, oblong-lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 2.5–7.5 by 1.5–3.5 cm in size. Flowers are pale pink to deep purplish red.

References

• "Rhododendron concinnum", Hemsley, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26: 21. 1889.