Summary
Place of publication:
Brittonia 14:297. 1962
Comment:
according to Gandhi & Zarucchi, Harvard Pap. Bot. 14:1. 2009, Duncan & Pullen failed to correctly cite the basionym, citing only "Rhododendron chapmanii A. Gray" (1876). Because Gray had cited "R. punctatum var. Chapm. Fl. 266", Gandhi & Zarucchi interpreted this to be an explicit citation of the validly published R. punctatum var. chapmanii Alph. Wood (1870) and applied Shanzhen ICN Art. 41.8a and its Ex. 25 to conclude that Duncan & Pullen's citation of the later basionym cannot be corrected and their proposed new combination was not validly published. However, what Gray cited was clearly Chapman's (Fl. South. U.S. 266. 1860) mention of an unnamed variety of R. punctatum; there was no "explicit reference to Wood's varietal name" as Gandhi & Zarucchi have asserted, so their conclusion on the invalidity of Duncan & Pullen's name is unsupported. Because Gray (1876) provided no reference to Alph. Wood's (1870) earlier publication of the basionym whose final epithet was adopted by Duncan & Pullen, under Shenzhen ICN 41.8a and its Ex. 25 to conclude that Duncan & Pullen's citation of the later basionym cannot be corrected and their proposed new combination was not validly published. However, what Gray cited was clearly Chapman's (Fl. South. U.S. 266. 1860) mention of an unnamed variety of R. punctatum; there was no "explicit reference to Wood's varietal name" as Gandhi & Zarucchi have asserted, so their conclusion on the invalidity of Duncan & Pullen's name is unsupported. Because Gray (1876) provided no reference to Alph. Wood's (1870) earlier publication of the basionym whose final epithet was adopted by Duncan & Pullen, under Shenzhen ICN Art. 41.8a we consider Duncan & Pullen's basionym citation of Gray to be correctable to that of Alph. Wood.
Verified:
12/08/2010
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Chamberlain, D. et al. 1996. The genus Rhododendron: its classification and synonymy 42.
- Clewell, A. F. 1985. Guide to the vascular plants of the Florida panhandle Note: = Rhododendron chapmanii A. Gray
- Cullen, J. & D. F. Chamberlain. 1978. A preliminary synopsis of the genus Rhododendron. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 36:110. Note: = Rhododendron chapmanii A. Gray
- Cullen, J. 1980. A revision of Rhododendron. I. Subgenus Rhododendron sections Rhododendron & Pogonanthum. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 39:92. Note: lists as "champanii"
- FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
- Gandhi, K. N. & J. L. Zarucchi. 2009. Validation of Rhododendron minus var. chapmanii (Ericaceae). Harvard Pap. Bot. 14:1.
- Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. Note: = Rhododendron chapmanii A. Gray
- Luteyn, J. L. et al. 1996. Ericaceae of the southeastern United States. Castanea 61:118.
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Species Information: threatened and endangered animals and plants (on-line resource). Note: = Rhododendron chapmanii A. Gray
- Wunderlin, R. & B. Hansen. Atlas of Florida vascular plants (on-line resource).
Common names
English
Chapman's rhododendron –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Florida | |
Native
Northern America
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Florida]
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=320350.
Accessed 22 May 2025.