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Taxon:  Rhododendron pentaphyllum Maxim.



Summary
Genus:
Rhododendron
Subgenus:
Azaleastrum
Section:
Sciadorhodion
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Ericoideae
Tribe:
Rhodoreae
Nomen number:
31501
Place of publication:
Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 31:65; Mélanges Biol. Bull. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 12:491. 1886 (Diagn. pl. nov. asiat.)
Verified:
04/15/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Rhododendron pentaphyllum Maxim. var. nikoense Komatsu (0 active accession[s])
Rhododendron pentaphyllum Maxim. var. pentaphyllum (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  2. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  3. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  4. Judd, W. S. & K. A. Kron. 1995. A revision of Rhododendron VI. Subgenus Pentanthera (sections Sciadorhodion, Rhodora and Viscidula). Edinburgh J. Bot. 52:19-22.
  5. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
  6. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalpotential as ornamental Judd, W. S. & K. A. Kron. 1995. A revision of Rhododendron VI. Subgenus Pentanthera (sections Sciadorhodion, Rhodora and Viscidula). Edinburgh J. Bot. 52:19-22.
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=31501. Accessed 22 May 2025.