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Taxon:
Rhododendron kaempferi
Planch.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Rhododendron
Subgenus:
Azaleastrum
Section:
Tsutsusi
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Ericoideae
Tribe:
Rhodoreae
Nomen number:
5182
Place of publication:
Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 9:77. 1854
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
Autonym(s)
Rhododendron kaempferi
Planch. f.
kaempferi
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Rhododendron obtusum
(Lindl.) Planch. var.
kaempferi
(Planch.) E. H. Wilson
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Rhododendron kaempferi
Planch. f.
album
Nakai
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Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Chamberlain, D. F. & S. J. Rae.
1990. A revision of
Rhododendron
. IV. Subgenus
Tsutsusi
. Edinburgh J. Bot. 47:120-121.
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Iwatsuki, K. et al.
1993-. Flora of Japan.
Note:
=
Rhododendron obtusum
var.
kaempferi
(Planch.) E. H. Wilson
Krüssmann, G.
1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of
Handbuch der Laubgehölze
. 1976)
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
Swedish
kämpferazalea –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
Hokkaidô
s.
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
Honshu
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
Kyushu
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
Shikoku
2
Cultivated
also cult.
Native
Asia-Temperate
EASTERN ASIA:
Japan
[Hokkaidô (s.), Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Krüssmann, G.
1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of
Handbuch der Laubgehölze
. 1976)
Environmental
ornamental
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
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=5182
. Accessed
22 May 2025
.
Name
References