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Taxon:
Rhododendron indicum
(L.) Sweet
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Rhododendron
Subgenus:
Azaleastrum
Section:
Tsutsusi
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Ericoideae
Tribe:
Rhodoreae
Nomen number:
5166
Place of publication:
Brit. fl. gard. ser. 2, 2(= 5): t. 128. 1832
Verified:
05/19/1998
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
Basionym
Azalea indica
L.
Autonym(s)
Rhododendron indicum
(L.) Sweet f.
indicum
Rhododendron indicum
(L.) Sweet var.
indicum
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Azalea indica
L. var.
indica
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Rhododendron balsaminiflorum
Carrière
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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. 47:119-120.
Encke, F. et al.
1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Iwatsuki, K. et al.
1993-. Flora of Japan.
Krüssmann, G.
1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of
Handbuch der Laubgehölze
. 1976)
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
Walters, S. M. et al., eds.
1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
Japanese Rōmaji
satsuki –
Reference(s)
Swedish
indisk azalea –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
Honshu
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
Kyushu
2
Cultivated
also cult.
Native
Asia-Temperate
EASTERN ASIA:
Japan
[Honshu, Kyushu]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
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=5166
. Accessed
5 May 2025
.
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References