Family | Ericaceae |
Scientific name | Rhododendron kaempferi Planchon var. macrogemma Nakai |
Synonyms | Rhododendron macrogemma Nakai; Rhododendron obtusum (Lindley) Planchon var. macrogemma (Nakai) Kitamura |
Common name | (Japanese common name) ohshima-tutuji [Izu-Ohshima Island tutuji (tutuji = Rhododendron plants)] |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Izu Peninsular), Izu Islands |
(Other nations) none | |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants 1-4m. Flowers orange or purple corollas 4-5cm, flowering in May to June. Hemideciduous. Shrub. |
Reference | Rhododendron kaempferi Planch. |
Note | Endemic to Japan. |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |