Rhododendron simiarum
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| South China rhododendron | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. simiarum |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron simiarum | |
Rhododendron simiarum, the South China rhododendron, is one of the many species of the genus Rhododendron, which mainly grows in Southern China. The species has also developed a habitat in Hong Kong, being one of the six native species of rhododendrons grown in Hong Kong, commonly found in the slopes of Ma On Shan, and Lantau Island. It is also distributed in Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang. [1]
