Rhododendron kaempferi var. macrogemma




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