Rhododendron longipes

Rhododendron longipes is a rhododendron species native to Chongqing, eastern Guizhou, southwestern Sichuan, and northeastern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 1700 –. It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 2 –in height, with leathery leaves that are elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, and 5 – long by 1.5 – wide. Its flowers are rose-colored with dark red spots inside. It is placed in section Ponticum.