''Rhododendron jasminiflorum'' is a

rhododendron ''Rhododendron'' (; : ''rhododendra'') is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the Ericaceae, heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are native to eastern Asia and the Himalayan ...

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

native to

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, and the

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Description

Growing to in height, it is an

evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has Leaf, foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which lose their foliage completely during the winter or dry season. Consisting of many diffe ...

shrub with clusters of slightly fragrant, narrowly trumpet-shaped flowers that open pink, turning white.

Range and habitat

''Rhododendron jasminiflorum'' is native to Peninsular Malaysia, northern and eastern Sumatra,

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on Borneo, and the island of

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in the Philippines. It grows in humid forests from sea level to 3,100 meters elevation, most commonly in lower montane forests at about 1,000 m.

Subspecies

Five subspecies are accepted: *''Rhododendron jasminiflorum'' subsp. ''chamaepitys'' – Borneo (Sarawak: Gunung Lambir) *''Rhododendron jasminiflorum'' subsp. ''copelandii'' – Philippines (Mindanao) *''Rhododendron jasminiflorum'' subsp. ''heusseri'' – northern and eastern Sumatra *''Rhododendron jasminiflorum'' subsp. ''jasminiflorum'' – Peninsular Malaysia *''Rhododendron jasminiflorum'' subsp. ''oblongifolium'' – Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo (Sarawak) 越桔杜鵑類 Rhododendron jasminiflorum -墨爾本植物園 Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne- (9237446669).jpg Rhododendron jasminiflorum - Wilhelma Zoo - Stuttgart, Germany - DSC01859.jpg

References

* ''Bot. Mag.'' 76: t. 4524 1850. {{Taxonbar, from=Q17242515 jasminiflorum Flora of Malaya Flora of Borneo Flora of Sumatra Flora of the Philippines Plants described in 1850 Taxa named by William Jackson Hooker