Rhododendron degronianum




Family Ericaceae
Scientific name Rhododendron degronianum Carrière
Synonyms Rhododendron degronianum Carrière subsp. degronianum; Rhododendron japonicum (A. Gray) Suringer var. pentamerum (Maximovicz) Hutchinson; Rhododendron metternichii Siebold & Zuccarini forma pentamerum Maximovicz; Rhododendron metternichii Siebold & Zuccarini subsp. pentamerum Maximovicz; Rhododendron metternichii Siebold & Zuccarini var. pentamerum Maximovicz
Common name (Japanese common name) adzuma shakunage [Adzuma azalea (Adzuma = an old name of eastern Japan)], shakunage [azalea]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (south of Iwate Prefecture, east of Sizuoka Prefecture - Nagano Prefecture)
(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 3m. Leaves 8-15cm length. Flowers pink corollas 4-5cm, flowering in April to May. Evergreen. Shrub.
Reference Rhododendron degronianum
Rhododendron degronianum Carrière
Preparation of raspberry-like ketones by bioconversion (European Patent EP0707072)
Note Native to Japan.



April 2007
at Nikko Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Nikko Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Nikko Botanical Garden



April 2007
at Nikko Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Nikko Botanical Garden