Family | Ericaceae |
Scientific name | Rhododendron molle G. Don subsp. japonicum (A. Gray) K. Kron forma flavum Miyoshi |
Synonyms | (Synonyms of Rhododendron molle G. Don subsp. japonicum (A. Gray) K. Kron forma flavum Miyoshi) Rhododendron japonicum (A. Gray) J. V. Suringar forma flavum Nakai (Synonyms of Rhododendron molle G. Don subsp. japonicum (A. Gray) K. Kron) Azalea japonica A. Gray; Rhododendron japonicum (A. Gray) J. V. Suringar, not (Blume) C. K. Schneider; Rhododendron japonicum (A. Gray) J. V. Suringar forma glaucophyllum H. Hara; Rhododendron japonicum (A. Gray) J. V. Suringar var. glaucophyllum H. Hara ex Ohwi; Rhododendron molle (Blnme) D. Don var. glabrius Miquel |
Common name | (Japanese common name) ki-renge tutuji [yellow lotus tutuji (tutuji = Rhododendron plants)] |
(English common name) yellow Japanese azalea | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido (southeast region), Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) none | |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants 1-2m. Leaves 5-10cm length. Flowers yellow corollas 5-6cm, flowering in April to May. Deciduous. Shrub. |
Reference | Rhododendron molle (Blume) G. Don |
Rhododendron molle (Blume) G. Don subsp. japonicum (A. Gray) Kron | |
Note | Native to Japan. |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |