''Rhododendron fallacinum'' is a species of

rhododendron ''Rhododendron'' (; from Ancient Greek ''rhódon'' "rose" and ''déndron'' "tree") is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are nati ...

native to Borneo. It a hemiepiphytic shrub or small tree which grows up to six meters tall. It is native to the mountains of Sabah and Sarawak states of Malaysia in northern Borneo, including Mount Kinabalu,

Mount Trus Madi Mount Trusmadi or Trus Madi ( ms, Gunung Trusmadi) is a mountain located at the Interior Division of Sabah, Malaysia. It is considered as the second highest mountain in both Sabah and Malaysia at , after Mount Kinabalu with Trusmadi offering a ...

, and the Crocker Range in Sabah and Mount Mulu in Sarawak. The species' estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) is 17,011 km², and its

area of occupancy Area is the quantity that expresses the extent of a region on the plane or on a curved surface. The area of a plane region or ''plane area'' refers to the area of a shape or planar lamina, while '' surface area'' refers to the area of an open s ...

(AOO) is 120 km². It lives in montane forests from 1,200 to 2,600 metres elevation. It grows mostly as a terrestrial shrub, and less commonly as an epiphyte, in damp shady areas of mossy montane rain forest. It also grows among other shrubs on open ridges and rocky slopes, where it can be the dominant species.

References

{{Taxonbar, from= Q17242990 fallacinum Plants described in 1960 Flora of Mount Kinabalu Endemic flora of Borneo Flora of the Borneo montane rain forests Flora of Sabah Flora of Sarawak Endemic flora of Malaysia