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 | |
Rhododendron indicum | |
Synonyms [3] | |
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Rhododendron indicum is an azalea Rhododendron species native to Japan (S & W Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Yakushima). [4]
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.
There are many cultivars, [6] including the Satsuki azaleas.
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 | |
Rhododendron indicum | |
Synonyms [3] | |
|
Rhododendron indicum is an azalea Rhododendron species native to Japan (S & W Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Yakushima). [4]
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.
There are many cultivars, [6] including the Satsuki azaleas.