| 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 |
