ON THIS PLANT
Rhododendron lochiae is a species of plant in the family Ericaceae, and is one of only two species of the genus that are native to Australia. It is restricted to cloud forest habitats on a small number of mountain peaks within the Wet Tropics World Heritage site. The other Australian species, Rhododendron viriosum, was described in 2002 and is also restricted to high altitude cloud forest, but on different peaks to R. lochiae.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Rhododendron
- Family
- Ericaceae
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