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 |