Rhododendron pruniflorum Hutch. & Kingdon-Ward

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'Rhododendron pruniflorum' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/rhododendron/rhododendron-pruniflorum/). Accessed 2024-03-19.

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'Rhododendron pruniflorum' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/rhododendron/rhododendron-pruniflorum/). Accessed 2024-03-19.

Dwarf shrub, to 1 m; shoots with a shredding brownish bark. Leaves 3–4.2 × 1.4–2.5 cm, obovate to narrowly obovate, apex rounded, lower surface covered with pale yellow, clouded or milky scales, the smaller more or less touching. Pedicels scaly. Flowers 4–6 per inflorescence; calyx lobes 3.5–5 mm, rounded at apex; corolla dull crimson to plum purple, campanulate, 10–13 mm; stamens 10, regular; ovary scaly, style sharply deflexed, glabrous. Flowering July-August. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)

Distribution  Myanmar NE India Arunachal Pradesh

Habitat 3,050–3,950 m

RHS Hardiness Rating H4

Conservation status Least concern (LC)

This is a distinctive species. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)