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Taxon:  Rhododendron protistum Balf. f. & Forrest var. giganteum (Tagg) D. F. Chamb.



Summary
Genus:
Rhododendron
Subgenus:
Hymenanthes
Section:
Ponticum
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Ericoideae
Tribe:
Rhodoreae
Nomen number:
405035
Place of publication:
Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 37:331. 1979
Verified:
04/16/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Rhododendron protistum Balf. f. & Forrest (0 active accession[s])
Rhododendron protistum Balf. f. & Forrest var. protistum (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Rhododendron giganteum Tagg

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Reference(s)
  1. Chamberlain, D. F. 1982. A revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 39:250.
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  3. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  4. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976) Note: = Rhododendron giganteum
  5. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. Note: = Rhododendron giganteum
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Shengw.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar n.e.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Yunnan Sheng (w.)]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar (n.e.)
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=405035. Accessed 26 April 2025.