Rhododendron tosaense




Family Ericaceae
Scientific name Rhododendron tosaense Makino
Synonyms Rhododendron obtusum (Lindley) Planchon var. tosaense (Makino) Kitamura; Rhododendron tosaense Makino forma albiflorum T. Yamazaki
Common name (Japanese common name) fuji tutuji [fuji vine flowers tutuji (tutuji = Rhododendron plants)], men tutuji [female tutuji]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Kinki region), Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 1-2m tall. Leaves 2-3cm long. Flowers purple (or white) 2-5cm, flowering in March to May. Hemideciduous. Shrub.
Reference Native to Japan.
Note Rhododendron tosaense Makino



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



March 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
March 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
March 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden