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| Family | Ericaceae |
| Subfamily | Ericoideae |
| Tribe | Rhodoreae |
| Scientific name | Rhododendron brachycarpum D. Don ex G. Don |
| Synonyms | Rhododendron brachycarpum D. Don ex G. Don subsp. fauriei (Franchet) D. F. Chamberlain; Rhododendron brachycarpum D. Don ex G. Don subsp. tigerstedtii Nitzsch; Rhododendron fauriei Franchet var. roseum (Koidzumi) Nakai |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) hakusan shakunage (ハクサンシャクナゲ, 白山石楠花 [meaning: Mt. Hakusan azalea]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region), Shikoku (Mt. Ishidzuchi) |
| (Other nations) Korea | |
| Habitat | Alpine or subalpine forest. |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Plants 1-3m tall. Leaves 6-15cm long. Flowers pink or white 3-4cm across, flowering in July to August. Evergreen. Shrub. |
| Reference | Rhododendron brachycarpum D. Don ex G. Don |
| On the epidermal characters of some evergreen species of Rhododendron in Japan |
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