Rhododendron macrosepalum forma leucanthum




Family Ericaceae
Scientific name Rhododendron macrosepalum Maximovicz forma leucanthum Hara
Synonyms (Synonyms of Rhododendron macrosepalum Maximovicz)
Azalea linearifolia (Siebold & Zuccarini) Hooker f.; Azalea macrosepala (Maximovicz) K. Koch; Rhododendron linearifolium Siebold & Zuccarini; Rhododendron linearifolium Siebold & Zuccarini var. macrosepalum (Maximovicz) Makino
Common name (Japanese common name) shirobana mochi tutuji [white flower rice cake tutuji (tutuji = Rhododendron plants)]
(English common name) big sepal azalea
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Sizuoka Prefecture), Shikoku
(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 1-5m. Leaves 4-7cm length. Flowers white corollas 5-8cm, flowering in April to June (sometimes also in Autumn and Winter). Evergreen. Shrub.
Reference Rhododendron macrosepalum Maxim.
Rhododendron macrosepalum Maxim.
Method of breeding azalea (US Patent 20060294616)
Note Native to Japan.



May 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
May 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden