Rhododendron laetum

Rhododendron laetum

"Rhododendron laetum" is a rhododendron species native to the Anggi Lakes area of the Arfak Mountains in Indonesia and western New Guinea, where it grows at forest edges, in open marsh, and in swamps at the edge of lakes.
Rhododendron zoelleri, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua Just a random flower I sloppily photographed during a birding trip to the Anggi Lakes, only now discovering it's locally endemic to this lake only. Arfak Mountains,Australia (continent),Geotagged,Indonesia,Minggre,New Guinea,Papua,Papua 2023,Rhododendron laetum,Spring,Vogelkop,West Papua,Western New Guinea

Appearance

This evergreen shrub grows to 3 m in height, with leaves that are broadly elliptic or sub-ovate-elliptic, 40–95 × 25–53 mm in size. The flowers are deep yellow, flushing with red or orange as they age.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusRhododendron
SpeciesR. laetum
Photographed in
Indonesia