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Taxon:  Rhododendron molle (Blume) G. Don subsp. molle



Summary
Genus:
Rhododendron
Subgenus:
Hymenanthes
Section:
Pentanthera
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Ericoideae
Tribe:
Rhodoreae
Nomen number:
417991
Verified:
02/15/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Rhododendron molle (Blume) G. Don (0 active accession[s])
Rhododendron molle (Blume) G. Don subsp. japonicum (A. Gray) Kron (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Azalea mollis Blume

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Reference(s)
  1. Chan, T. Y. K. et al. 1994. Poisoning by Chinese herbal medicines in Hong Kong: a hospital-based study. Veterin. Human Toxicol. 36:546-547. Note: = Rhododendron molle
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  3. Kron, K. A. 1993. A revision of Rhododendron section Pentanthera. Edinburgh J. Bot. 50:278.
  4. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. Note: = Rhododendron molle
Common names
English
Chinese azalea –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaAnhui Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHenan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHunan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangsu Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Shenge.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng (e.), Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinessource of rhomitoxinfide Import Medicinal Pl, as Rhododendron molleFarnsworth, N. R. & D. D. Soejarto. 1988. Global importance of medicinal plants (unpublished draft manuscript rev. 23)
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=417991. Accessed 26 April 2025.