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Rhododendron arboreum, the tree rhododendron, [1] 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.
The rhododendron is the national flower of Nepal. State flower of Himachal Pradesh. In the language of flowers, the rhododendron symbolizes danger and to beware. [94] Rhododendron arboreum (lali guransh) is the national flower of Nepal. R. ponticum is the state flower of Indian-administered Kashmir and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.
Of these plants, 5 out of 6 species globally threatened are not found in Nanda Devi National Park or elsewhere in Uttarakhand: Aconitum falconeri, A. balfouri, Himalayan maple (Acer caesium), the blue Himalayan poppy (Meconopsis aculeata) and Saussurea atkinsoni. 31 species of rare and endangered categories were observed within the national ...
Rhododendron campanulatum var. wallichii Hook. Rhododendron campanulatum , the bell-flowered rhododendron or bell rhododendron , is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae , native to northeastern India , eastern Nepal , Bhutan , Sikkim , and southern Xizang in China , where it grows at altitudes of 3,000–4,300 m (9,800–14,100 ft).
Two subgenera are generally known to gardeners as "Azaleas", and include many fewer true species: Pentanthera, which comprises the deciduous azaleas, and Tsutsusi, which includes evergreen azaleas. [3] Modern cladistic analysis, based on nuclear genetics, proposes changes in the classification of species within subgenera.
Rhododendron keysii (管花杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to northeastern India, Bhutan, Sikkim, and southern Tibet, where it grows at altitudes of 2,400–4,300 m (7,900–14,100 ft). It is an evergreen shrub that typically grows to 1–4 m (3.3–13.1 ft) in height, with leathery leaves that are lanceolate -elliptic or lanceolate ...
Alpine shrublands, dominated by rhododendrons, predominate at lower elevations close to the treeline.. Above the shrublands are alpine meadows, known as bugyals or bughiyals, which support a variety of herbaceous plants, including species of Anaphalis, Cyananthus, Jurinea, Morina, Potentilla, Gentiana, Delphinium, Meconopsis, Pedicularis, Anemone, Aster, Polygonum, Primula, and Saussurea.
Rhododendron groenlandicum (bog Labrador tea, muskeg tea, swamp tea, or in northern Canada, Hudson's Bay tea; [2] formerly Ledum groenlandicum or Ledum latifolium) [3] is a flowering shrub with white flowers and evergreen leaves that is used to make a herbal tea.