Rhododendron rarilepidotum
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Asterids | 
| Order: | Ericales | 
| Family: | Ericaceae | 
| Genus: | Rhododendron | 
| Species: | R. rarilepidotum 
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| Binomial name | |
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Rhododendron rarilepidotum is a rhododendron species native to Sumatra, where it grows at altitudes of 1,000–2,500 m (3,300–8,200 ft). It is an evergreen shrub that grows to 4 m (13 ft) in height, with elliptic leaves that are 9 × 3.5 cm in size. The flowers are orange or yellow, and broadly funnel-shaped.
References
- Contr. Arnold Arbor. 8: 126 1934.
 - Argent, G. (2006) Rhododendrons of subgenus Vireya. RHS:London. Page:243
 - The Plant List
 - Encyclopedia of Life
 - Hirsutum.com
 - Vireya.net
 - Pat Halliday, "Rhododendron rarilepidotum", Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 1, pages 20–22, April 1984.
 
