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Rhododendron indicum

(L.) Sweet (1830)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Ericales Family: Ericaceae Genus: Rhododendron

Description

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Historical Distribution

Synonyms (84)

Azalea balsaminiflora Carrière (1882)
Azalea burgeri Miq. (1863)
Azalea calycina Lem. (1853)
Azalea crispiflora Hook. (1853)
Azalea crispiflora var. rosea J.Dix (1861)
Azalea danielsiana Paxton (1834)
Azalea decumbens (D.Don ex G.Don) DC. (1839)
Azalea indica L. (1753)
Azalea indica coccinea Reider (1830)
Azalea indica imperialis J.Veitch f. (1863)
Azalea indica narcissiflora John Edwards (1855)
Azalea indica var. angustifolia Blume (1826)
Azalea indica var. balsaminiflora (Carrière) Kelsey & Dayton (1942)
Azalea indica var. bealei John Edwards (1855)
Azalea indica var. coccinea (Reider) P.B.Mead (1848)
Azalea indica var. copii P.B.Mead (1848)
Azalea indica var. crispiflora (Hook.) Van Houtte (1854)
Azalea indica var. crystallina Verschaff. (1866)
Azalea indica var. elegans P.B.Mead (1848)
Azalea indica var. floribunda Blume (1826)
Azalea indica var. garibaldii Ivery (1864)
Azalea indica var. lateritia Lindl. (1834)
Azalea indica var. obtusa (Lindl.) Rehder (1900)
Azalea indica var. obtusa-alba (Anon.) Rehder (1900)
Azalea indica var. purpurea P.B.Mead (1848)
Azalea indica var. rosiflora (Dean) Rehder (1900)
Azalea indica var. sinensis Van Houtte (1874)
Azalea indica var. spatulata Blume (1826)
Azalea indica var. speciosa P.B.Mead (1848)
Azalea indica var. stella Veitch (1864)
Azalea indica var. variagata Van Houtte (1838)
Azalea indica var. versicolor Low (1864)
Azalea indica virginalis J.Veitch f. (1863)
Azalea lateritia (Lindl.) André (1865)
Azalea macrantha Bunge (1833)
Azalea obtusa Lindl. (1846)
Azalea obtusa alba H.J.Veitch ex Mottet (1892)
Azalea ramentacea Lindl. (1849)
Azalea rollissonii T.Moore (1878)
Azalea rosiflora Dean (1880)
Azalea thunbergii (Planch.) André (1865)
Azalea × amoena alba (H.J.Veitch ex Mottet) Anon. (1903)
Enkianthus biflorus Lour. (1790)
Iposues obovata Raf. (1840)
Loiseleria indica (L.) Rchb. (1831)
Rhododendron austrokiusianum Hatus. (1949)
Rhododendron balsaminiflorum (Carrière) T.Moore (1883)
Rhododendron brachycarpum Zucc. ex Maxim. (1871)
Rhododendron buergeri Miq. (1863)
Rhododendron crispiflorum (Hook.) Planch. (1853)
Rhododendron danielsianum Planch. (1853)
Rhododendron decumbens D.Don ex G.Don (1834)
Rhododendron hispidum D.Don (1822)
Rhododendron indicum f. balsaminiflorum (Carrière) Rehder (1949)
Rhododendron indicum f. crispiflorum (Hook.) Rehder (1949)
Rhododendron indicum f. laciniatum Makino (1910)
Rhododendron indicum f. lateritium (Lindl.) Maxim. (1870)
Rhododendron indicum f. otakumi T.Yamaz. (1966)
Rhododendron indicum obtusum-album Anon. (1896)
Rhododendron indicum subvar. lateritium (Lindl.) Makino (1910)
Rhododendron indicum var. balsaminiflorum (Carrière) G.Nicholson (1896)
Rhododendron indicum var. brachytrichum Komatsu (1918)
Rhododendron indicum var. crispiflorum (Hook.) C.K.Schneid. (1911)
Rhododendron indicum var. flore-pleno Drapiez (1836)
Rhododendron indicum var. kirishima Millais (1917)
Rhododendron indicum var. lateritium (Lindl.) DC. (1839)
Rhododendron indicum var. macranthum (Bunge) Maxim. (1870)
Rhododendron indicum var. obtusum (Lindl.) Maxim. (1870)
Rhododendron indicum var. rollissonii (T.Moore) Millais (1917)
Rhododendron indicum var. rosiflorum (Dean) Rehder (1916)
Rhododendron kiusianum var. sataense (Nakai) D.F.Chamb. & Rae (1990)
Rhododendron lateritium (Lindl.) Planch. (1853)
Rhododendron lateritium var. brachytrichum Nakai (1915)
Rhododendron macranthum (Bunge) G.Don (1834)
Rhododendron obtusum (Lindl.) Planch. (1853)
Rhododendron obtusum f. album (H.J.Veitch ex Mottet) C.K.Schneid. (1911)
Rhododendron obtusum f. honkirishima Komatsu (1918)
Rhododendron ramentaceum (Lindl.) Planch. (1853)
Rhododendron sataense Nakai (1949)
Rhododendron sieboldii var. minor Miq. (1863)
Rhododendron sieboldii var. serrulatum Miq. (1863)
Rhododendron thunbergii Planch. (1853)
Rhododendron × amoenum f. balsaminiflorum (Carrière) Zabel (1903)
Rhododendron × amoenum var. obtusum (Lindl.) Zabel (1902)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Dispersal Agents

Wind

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Hort. Brit., ed. 2. 343 (1830)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet Honolulu, Makiki Heights area, 2377 Makiki Heights Drive. Cultivated PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Joel Lau 2083 Oahu PTBG 3/3/1986
2 Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet hawaii volcanoes national park, kilauea, top of n rim of caldera, in wentworth garden rooted in crevice of "Devil's Slide". PRESERVED_SPECIMEN f. r. fosberg 46066 Nihoa BISH 3/24/1965
3 Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet hawaii volcanoes national park, kilauea, top of n rim of caldera, in wentworth garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN f. r. fosberg 46069 GA 3/24/1965
4 Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Kilauea, top of N rim of Caldera, in Wentworth garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Fosberg, F. R. 46071 Hawaii US 3/24/1965
5 Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Kilauea, top of N rim of Caldera, in Wentworth Garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Fosberg, F. R. 46066 Hawaii US 3/24/1965
6 Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet hawaii volcanoes national park, kilauea, park residential area PRESERVED_SPECIMEN f. r. fosberg 46063 Hawaii US 3/24/1965
7 Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet hawaii volcanoes national park, kilauea, top of n rim of caldera, in wentworth garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN f. r. fosberg 46071 Hawaii US 3/24/1965
8 Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Kilauea, Park Residential Area PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Fosberg, F. R. 46063 Hawaii US 3/24/1965
9 Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Kilauea, Park Residential Area PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Fosberg, F. R. 46064 Hawaii US 3/24/1965
10 Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet hawaii volcanoes national park, kilauea, park residential area PRESERVED_SPECIMEN f. r. fosberg 46064 Hawaii US 3/24/1965
11 Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Kilauea, top of N rim of Caldera, in Wentworth garden PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Fosberg, F. R. 46069 Hawaii US 3/24/1965
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