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 |