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Taxon:  Rhododendron ponticum L.



Summary
Genus:
Rhododendron
Subgenus:
Hymenanthes
Section:
Ponticum
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Ericoideae
Tribe:
Rhodoreae
Nomen number:
31511
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. ed. 2, 1:562. 1762
Verified:
05/19/1998 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
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Rhododendron azaleoides hort. ex Dum. Cours.
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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. Chamberlain, D. F. 1982. A revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 39:313-316.
  4. Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning
  5. Cullen, J. et al. 2011. The Eurpean garden flora. Second edition. Cambridge University Press., London, United Kingdom.
  6. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  7. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  8. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  9. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  10. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
  11. Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
  12. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  13. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
  14. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Common names
English
common rhododendron –
Pontian rhododendron –
rhododendron –
Swedish
pontisk rododendron –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationKrasnodar 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria s.e.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Lebanon, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Georgia, Russian Federation [Krasnodar]
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Bulgaria (s.e.)
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, Portugal
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Madeira Islands]
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom, Ireland
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Belgium, Netherlands
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Vertebrate poisonsmammals Cooper, M. R. & A. W. Johnson. 1998. Poisonous plants and fungi in Britain: animal and human poisoning
Weed fide Pl Book; Invasive Pl SpecKrüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
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=31511. Accessed 29 April 2025.