Rhododendron indicum
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Rhododendron indicum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Rhododendron |
Subgenus: | Rhododendron subg. Azaleastrum |
Section: | Rhododendron sect. Tsutsusi |
Subsection: | Rhododendron subsect. Tsutsusi |
Species: | R. indicum
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Binomial name | |
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Rhododendron indicum is an azalea Rhododendron species native to Japan (S & W Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Yakushima).[4]
Taxonomy
It is the type species for the Tsutsusi section and subsection, and was the original Tsutsusi described by Engelbert Kaempfer in Japan in 1712,[5] from the Japanese name Kirishima-tsutsuji.
Cultivation
There are many cultivars,[6] including the Satsuki azaleas.
Gallery
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Close up of flower
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Bonsai
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Natural habitat
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Hedge
References
- ^ Brit. Fl. Gard. 5: t. 128 1831.
- ^ Sp. P1.: 150. 1 May 1753
- ^ The Plant List: Rhododendron indicum
- ^ American Rhododendron Society: Description of Rhododendron indicum
- ^ "Tsutsusi" in Kaempfer, Amoen. Exot. Fasc.: t. 846. 1712
- ^ "[Rhododendron indicum] nave rdictionary". 영산홍 (우리 생활 속의 나무, 2008. 3. 25.).
Bibliography
- The Linnaean Plant Name Typification Project: Azalea indica L.
- Steve Cafferty and Charles E. Jarvis. Typification of Linnaean Plant Names in Ericaceae. Taxon Vol. 51, No. 4 (Nov., 2002), pp. 751-753
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