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Taxon:  Rhododendron luteum Sweet



Summary
Genus:
Rhododendron
Subgenus:
Hymenanthes
Section:
Pentanthera
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Ericoideae
Tribe:
Rhodoreae
Nomen number:
31428
Place of publication:
Hort. brit. ed. 2:343. 1830
Verified:
04/15/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Rhododendron flavum G. Don

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Azalea pontica L.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  3. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  4. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  5. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 2000. International code of botanical nomenclature (Saint Louis Code) Art. 22.3, Ex. 4.
  6. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  7. Judd, W. S. & K. A. Kron. 1995. A revision of Rhododendron VI. Subgenus Pentanthera (sections Sciadorhodion, Rhodora and Viscidula). Edinburgh J. Bot. 52:11.
  8. Kron, K. A. 1993. A revision of Rhododendron section Pentanthera. Edinburgh J. Bot. 50:314-317.
  9. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
  10. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
English
yellow azalea –
Swedish
guldazalea –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey n.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus  
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean parts.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland s.e.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia n.w.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey (n.)
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Poland (s.e.)
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part (s.)], Belarus, Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Slovenia (n.w.)
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=31428. Accessed 5 May 2025.