Rhododendron sect. Azaleastrum

Rhododendron sect. Azaleastrum
Rhododendron hongkongense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Subgenus: Rhododendron subg. Azaleastrum
Section:
Planch. ex Maxim.
Type species
Rhododendron ovatum
Species

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Rhododendron sect. Azaleastrum is a subsection of subgenus Azaleastrum in the genus Rhododendron. It comprises 10 species of deciduous shrubss native to East Asia.[1]

Species

Image Name Distribution
Rhododendron bachii H.Lév. 1913 China (Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang)
Rhododendron hangzhouense W.P.Fang & M.Y.He 1982 China (Zhejiang)
Rhododendron hongkongense Hutch. 1930 China (Guangdong, Hong Kong)
Rhododendron leptothrium Balf.f. & Forrest Myanmar, China (Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan)
Rhododendron medoense W.P.Fang & M.Y.He 1983 Myanmar, China (Xizang)
Rhododendron ngawchangense M.N.Philipson & Philipson 1982 Myanmar
Rhododendron ovatum (Lindl.) Maxim. ex Planch. 1871 China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang.) Taiwan
Rhododendron tianlinense P.C.Tam 1983 China (Guangxi)
Rhododendron uwaense H.Hara & T.Yamanaka 1984 Japan (Shikoku)
Rhododendron vialii Delavay & Franch. 1895 China (Yunnan), Laos, Vietnam

References

  1. ^ "Rhododendron sect. Azaleastrum". worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 2025-01-29.