Rhododendron simsii Planch. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Rhododendron

Subgenus:

Azaleastrum

Section:

Tsutsusi

Family:

Ericaceae

Subfamily:

Ericoideae

Tribe:

Rhodoreae

Nomen number:

31591

Place of publication:

Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 9:78. 1854

Verified:

12/06/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Rhododendron simsii Planch. var. mesembrinum Rehder (0 active accession[s])
Rhododendron simsii Planch. var. simsii (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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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. 47:115-116. Note: with two varieties
Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
Luteyn, J. L. et al. 1995. Ericaceae - Part II. The superior-ovaried genera (Monotropoideae. Pyroloideae, Rhododendroideae. and Vaccinioideae p.p.). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 66:131.
Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Common names

Japanese Rōmaji
maruba-satsuki –
Swedish
fönsterazalea –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Fujian Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangsu Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	Hong Kong
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Ryukyu Islands
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan		s.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Laos
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar		n.e.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng], Hong Kong
EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Ryukyu Islands], Taiwan (s.)

Asia-Tropical

Cultivated (also cult.)

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	fide S. E. Clemants, F Neotrop 66:131-132.	Luteyn, J. L. et al. 1995. Ericaceae - Part II. The superior-ovaried genera (Monotropoideae. Pyroloideae, Rhododendroideae. and Vaccinioideae p.p.). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 66:131.