Rhododendron sanguineum

Rhododendron sanguineum (血红杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southeast Xizang and northwest Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2800-4300 m. It is a dwarf shrub that typically grows to 30-150 cm in height, with leathery leaves that are obovate, widely elliptic to narrowly oblong in shape, and 3.8–8 × 1.8–3 cm in size. Flowers are red.

Synonyms

 * Rhododendron sanguineum subsp. sanguineoides Cowan
 * Rhododendron sanguineum var. sanguineoides (Cowan) Davidian
 * Rhododendron sanguineum subsp. sanguineum
 * Rhododendron sanguineum var. sanguineum