Rhododendron uvariifolium (紫玉盘杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southwestern Sichuan, southeastern Xizang, and northwestern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 2,100–4,000 m (6,900–13,100 ft). It is an evergreen shrub or tree growing to 2–10 m (6.6–32.8 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are oblanceolate to oblong-oblanceolate or obovate, 11–24 by 3.5–6.5 cm in size. Flowers are white, pink, or rose, with crimson basal blotch and purple spots.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. uvariifolium
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Synonyms
edit- Rhododendron dendritrichum Balf.f. & Forrestmall>
- Rhododendron monbeigii Rehder & E.H. Wilson
- Rhododendron niphargum Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward
- Rhododendron uvariifolium var. griseum Cowan
References
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- "Rhododendron uvariifolium", Diels, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 5: 213. 1912
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