Rhododendron rigidum

Rhododendron rigidum (基毛杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to Sichuan and Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of . Growing to in height, it is an evergreen shrub with leaves that are elliptic, oblong elliptic, oblong-lanceolate or oblanceolate, 2.5–6.8 by 1–3.2 cm in size. The flowers are white to reddish purple.

Synonyms

• Rhododendron caeruleum <small>H.Lév.</small>
• Rhododendron eriandrum <small>H.Lév. ex Hutch.</small>
• Rhododendron hesperium <small>Balf.f. & Forrest</small>
• Rhododendron racemosum var. rigidum <small>(Franch.) Rehnelt</small>
• Rhododendron rarosquameum <small>Balf.f.</small>
• Rhododendron sycnanthum <small>Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.</small>

References

• "Rhododendron rigidum", Franchet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France. 33: 233. 1886.