Rhododendron arboreum Sm.

Rhododendron arboreum, the tree rhododendron, is an evergreen shrub or small tree with a showy display of bright red flowers. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Thailand. It is the national flower of Nepal. In India it is the state tree of Uttarakhand and state flower of Nagaland.

Description

Its specific epithet means "tending to be woody or growing in a tree-like form". It has been recorded as reaching heights of 20 m (66 ft), though it is more usually 12 m (39 ft) tall and broad. This plant holds the Guinness Record for the World's Largest Rhododendron. The tree discovered in 1993 at Mount Japfü in the Kohima District of Nagaland, India, holds the Guinness Record for the tallest Rhododendron at 20 m (65 ft). In sharp contrast to this, the New Guinean epiphytic species Rhododendron caespitosum never exceeds four inches (ten centimeters) in height.

In early- and mid-spring, trusses of 15–20 bell-shaped flowers, 5 cm (2 in) wide and 3–5 cm (1–2 in) long are produced in red, pink or white. They have black nectar pouches and black spots inside.

Rhododendron arboreum - Wikipedia

 

 

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