Rhododendron indicum forma otakumi

Family	Ericaceae
Scientific name	Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet
Synonyms	(Synonyms of Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet) 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) otakumi tutuji [Otakumi river tutuji (Otakumi river is locating in Yakushima Island, tutuji = Rhododendron plants)], otakumi satsuki [Otakumi river May flower]
	(English common name) none
Distribution	(Japan) Kyushu (Uakushima Island)
	(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number	unknown
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
	Leaf Morphology of the Rheophyte, Rhododendron indicum f. otakumi (Ericaceae)
Note	Endemic to Japan.

June 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden	June 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden	June 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden