Rhododendron indicum




Family Ericaceae
Scientific name Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet
Synonyms Azalea decumbens de Candolle; Azalea breynii Andrews; Azalea danielsiana Paxton; Azalea indica L.; Azalea indica L. var. angustifolia Blume; Azalea indica L. var. lateritia Lindley; Azalea indica L. var. floribunda Blume; Azalea indica L. var. spatulata Blume; Azalea macrantha Bunge; Azalea lateritia hort. ex Andrews; Rhododendron balsaminiflorum Carrière; Rhododendron breynii Planchon; Rhododendron decumbens D. Don apud G. Don; Rhododendron danielsianum Planchon; Rhododendron hannoense Nakai; Rhododendron indicum L. forma lateritium Rehder; Rhododendron indicum L. forma osakazuki Komatsu; Rhododendron indicum L. var. brachytrichum Komatsu; Rhododendron indicum L. var. macranthum Maximovicz; Rhododendron indicum L. var. macranthum Matsumura; Rhododendron lateritia (Lindley) Planchon; Rhododendron lateritium Planchon; Rhododendron lateritium Planchon var. brachytrichum Nakai; Rhododendron macranthum G. Don; Rhododendron sieboldii Miquel; Rhododendron sieboldii Miquel var. serrulatum Miquel
Common name (Japanese common name) satsuki [May flower]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Kyushu
(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number 2n=26
Description Flowers orange (purple, pink or white) 3.5-5cm, flowering in May to Jyly. Evergreen. Shrub.
Reference Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet
Rhododendron indicum (Linnaeus) Sweet
Chromosome numbers and karyotypes of the subgenus Rhododendron



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