Rhododendron komiyamae




Family Ericaceae
Scientific name Rhododendron komiyamae Makino
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) ashitaka tutuji [Mt. Ashitaka tutuji (tutuji = Rhododendron plants)], tsuruga tutuji [Turuga tutuji (Tsuruga = an old name of a part of Shizuoka Prefecture)]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (only Shizuoka Prefecture)
(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 5-10m. Flowers purple 3cm, 10 stamens (natural hybrids 6-7 stamens), flowering in May to June. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference Rhododendron komiyamae Makino
Note Native to Japan.



April 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden



April 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden