Rhododendron ericoides | |
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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. ericoides
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Binomial name | |
Rhododendron ericoides |
Rhododendron ericoides is a species of rhododendron native to Borneo. It is found only on Mount Kinabalu. [1] It is native to subalpine and alpine shrublands above 2,600 meters elevation. [2]
Rhododendron ericoides is an erect of prostrate shrub, growing up to 1.5 m tall and rarely to 3 m. It has small leaves, 0.4–0.8 cm long by 0.08–0.16 cm wide, and linear or very narrowly elliptic in shape. [3]