Family | Ericaceae |
Scientific name | Rhododendron scabrum G. Don |
Synonyms | Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet var. scabrum; Rhododendron sublanceolatum Miquel |
Common name | (Japanese common name) kerama tutuji [Kerama Islands tutuji (tutuji = Rhododendron plants)] |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu (south of Amami-Ohshima Island), Okinawa |
(Other nations) none | |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants 1-3m. Leaves 4-10cm length. Flowers red or pink corollas 6-10cm, flowering in February to March. Evergreen. Shrub. |
Reference | Rhododendron scabrum G. Don |
Rhododendron scabrum G. Don | |
Note | Rare species |
January 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
January 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
January 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |