''Rhododendron ericoides'' is a species of

rhododendron ''Rhododendron'' (; from Ancient Greek ''rhódon'' "rose" and ''déndron'' "tree") is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are nativ ...

native to Borneo. It is found only on

Mount Kinabalu Mount Kinabalu ( ms, Gunung Kinabalu, Dusun: ''Gayo Ngaran or Nulu Nabalu'') is the highest mountain in Borneo and Malaysia. With an elevation of , it is third-highest peak of an island on Earth, and 20th most prominent mountain in the worl ...

.''Rhododendron ericoides'' H.Low ex Hook.f.
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'', Kew Science. Accessed 5 March 2023. It is native to subalpine and alpine shrublands above 2,600 meters elevation.Wikramanayake, Eric
Kinabalu Montane Alpine Meadows
''One Earth''. Accessed 5 March 2023. ''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.''Rhododendron ericoides''
Trees and Shrubs Online. Accessed 5 March 2023.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q17242203 ericoides Plants described in 1851 Flora of Mount Kinabalu Endemic flora of Borneo Alpine flora Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker