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The rhododendron is the national flower of Nepal. State flower of Himachal Pradesh. In the language of flowers, the rhododendron symbolizes danger and to beware. [94] Rhododendron arboreum (lali guransh) is the national flower of Nepal. R. ponticum is the state flower of Indian-administered Kashmir and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.
This List of Rhododendron species includes species of the genus Rhododendron, which is in the plant family Ericaceae. Depending on the source, there are anywhere from 800 to over 1,100 wild species. Depending on the source, there are anywhere from 800 to over 1,100 wild species.
Rhododendron arboreum from Fyson [5]. Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomeum has leaves with cinnamon-brown hairs beneath; Flower of Rhododendron arboreum from Yumthang Valley in North Sikkim, India Rhododendron arboreum subsp. zeylanicum rare ssp from the highlands of Sri Lanka, named after Zeilan, the name used by Arabian traders to refer to Sri Lanka
Ericoideae is a subfamily of Ericaceae, containing nineteen genera, and 1,790 species, the largest of which is Rhododendron, followed by Erica. The Ericoideae bear spiral leaves with flat laminae. The pedicel is articulated and the flowers are pendulous or erect, and monosymmetric, with an abaxial median sepal .
Rhododendron ponticum, called common rhododendron or pontic rhododendron, is a species of flowering plant in the Rhododendron genus of the heath family Ericaceae. It is native to the Iberian Peninsula in southwest Europe and the Caucasus region in northern West Asia .
Rhododendron pruniflorum, the plum-flowered rhododendron, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is an open, often rather leggy shrub found in northern Myanmar and nearby parts of India at elevations up to 4,000 m (13,000 ft).
Rhododendron sinofalconeri, the sinofalconer rhododendron, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. [1] It is native to southern Yunnan and northern Vietnam. [ 2 ] An evergreen shrub or small tree reaching 3 to 10 m (10 to 30 ft), it is typically found in mixed evergreen/deciduous forests and thickets, at elevations from 1,600 ...
Rhododendron albiflorum is a deciduous shrub up to 2.5 m tall, with thin shiny medium-green elliptical entire leaves that are 4 to 9 cm long and held on short petioles. . The leaves are often slightly crinkled or wavy especially at their edges, and are sparsely covered with reddish to white ha