Rhododendron diversipilosum




Family Ericaceae
Scientific name Rhododendron diversipilosum (Nakai) Harmaja
Synonyms Ledum hypoleucum Komarov; Ledum nipponicum (Nakai) Tolmatchev; Ledum palustre L. forma diversiplosum (Nakai) Makino & Tanaka; Ledum palustre L. forma yesoense (Nakai) Makino & Tanaka; Ledum palustre L. subsp. diversipilosum (Nakai) H. Hara; Ledum palustre L. subsp. diversipilosum (Nakai) H. Hara var. diversipilosum Nakai; Ledum palustre L. subsp. diversipilosum (Nakai) H. Hara var. macrophyllum (Tolmatchev) Kitagawa; Ledum palustre L. var. diversipilosum Nakai; Ledum palustre L. var. nipponicum Nakai; Ledum palustre L. var. yesoense Nakai; Ledum palustriforme A. P. Khokhrjakov & M. T. Mazurenko
Common name (Japanese common name) iso-tutuji [Ezo tutuji (Ezo = an old name of Hokkaido, tutuji = Rhododendron species)], katafuto is-tutuji [Sakhalin Ezo tutuji], ezo-tutuji [Ezo tutuji], ezo -so-^tutuji [Ezo Ezo tutuji]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (Tohoku region)
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea
Chromosomal number 2n=52
Description Plants ca. 1m. Leaves 3-6cm long, 5-12mm wide. Flowers white ca. 1cm, flowering in June to July. Evergreen. Shrub.
Reference Rhododendron diversipilosum (Nakai) Harmaja
Rhododendron diversipilosum [PDF]
Ledum palustre Linnaeus
Taxonomy of species in Rhododendron subsection Ledum
Hybridity of lepidotes in Rhododendron subsection Ledum based on some hybridization results
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May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden



May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden