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| Rhododendron indicum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ericoideae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Subgenus: | Azaleastrum |
| Section: | Tsutsusi |
| Subsection: | Tsutsusi |
| Species: | R. indicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rhododendron indica is an Azalea Rhododendron species native to Japan (S & W Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Yakushima). It is the type species for the Tsutsusi section and subsection, and was the original Tsutsusi described by Engelbert Kaempfer in Japan in 1712.
Cultivation
Cultivars include the Satsuki azaleas.
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
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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