• Family : Ericaceae
  (HEATHER FAMILY)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : Ericaceae
• Synonym(s) : Azalea barbata (Wall. ex G.Don) Kuntze
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rhododendron barbatum Wall. ex G.Don
• Common name : Barbed-Stalk Rhododendron
• Vernacular name : गुराँस Guraans (Nepali)
• Habit : Tree
• Habitat : Forests
• Comments / notes : Flowers blood-red, with5 black-crimson blotches at the base within
• Native : S. Tibet to Himalaya
• World Distribution : East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
• Literature : Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 228
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Rhododendron barbatum. Downloaded on 29 November 2020.

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