Rhododendron beyerinckianum

Rhododendron beyerinckianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species:	R. beyerinckianum
Binomial name
	Rhododendron beyerinckianum; Koord.

Rhododendron beyerinckianum is a rhododendron species native to Indonesia and western Papua New Guinea, extending as far east as Mount Victoria and , where it grows at altitudes of 1400–4000 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 5 m in height, with leathery leaves that are narrowly ovate, 6 x 3.5 cm in size. Flowers are tubular-funnel-shaped and usually dark red, but also white, yellow, greenish or pink.

Synonyms[]

Rhododendron dasylepis
Rhododendron schulzei

References[]

Nova Guinea 8:876, t. 150. 1912.
The Plant List
"Rhododendron beyerinckianum". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Vireya.net
Hirsutum.com
Atkinson, R., K. Jong & G. Argent, "Chromosome numbers of some tropical rhododendrons (section Vireya)", Edinburgh J. Bot. 57(1): 1–7. 2000.
Isotype of Rhododendron beyerinckianum Koord. var. longipetiolatum J.J.Sm.

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