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 |