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Rhododendron mucronatum

(Blume) G.Don (1834)

This name is accepted

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

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Description

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Synonyms (41)

Azalea alba Sweet ex Poit. (1829)
Azalea indica purpurea-plena Bretschn. (1898)
Azalea indica var. alba Lindl. (1824)
Azalea indica var. plena Sims (1824)
Azalea ledifolia var. noordtiana Wittm. (1910)
Azalea macrantha var. albiflora-souchetiana Lem. (1843)
Azalea mucronata Blume (1823)
Azalea narcissiflora (Planch.) Hovey (1856)
Azalea prolifera Poit. (1829)
Azalea purpurea Dum.Cours. (1811)
Azalea rosmarinifolia Burm.f. (1768)
Azalea rosmarinifolia var. alba (Lindl.) Rehder (1900)
Azalea rosmarinifolia var. narcissiflora (Planch.) Rehder (1900)
Rhododendron argyi H.Lév. (1913)
Rhododendron burmanni G.Don (1834)
Rhododendron hortense f. criterion Nakai (1927)
Rhododendron hortense f. noordtianum (Wittm.) Nakai (1927)
Rhododendron indicum var. incarnatum DC. (1839)
Rhododendron ledifolium G.Don (1834)
Rhododendron ledifolium var. album (Lindl.) Rehder (1916)
Rhododendron ledifolium var. leucanthum (Bunge) DC. (1839)
Rhododendron ledifolium var. narcissiflorum (Planch.) Maxim. (1870)
Rhododendron ledifolium var. noordtianum (Wittm.) Rehder (1916)
Rhododendron ledifolium var. plenum-purpureum Regel (1886)
Rhododendron leucanthum Bunge (1835)
Rhododendron macranthum var. albiflorum-souchetianum Lem. (1843)
Rhododendron mucronatum f. amethystinum E.H.Wilson (1921)
Rhododendron mucronatum f. narcissiflorum (Planch.) E.H.Wilson (1921)
Rhododendron mucronatum f. noordtianum (Wittm.) E.H.Wilson (1921)
Rhododendron mucronatum f. plenum (Sims) E.H.Wilson (1921)
Rhododendron mucronatum f. ruyangense X.J.Zhou (2020)
Rhododendron mucronatum f. sekidera (Komatsu) E.H.Wilson (1921)
Rhododendron mucronatum var. mucronatum
Rhododendron mucronatum var. pancratiflorum Makino (1932)
Rhododendron narcissiflorum Planch. (1853)
Rhododendron rosmarinifolium Dippel (1889)
Rhododendron rosmarinifolium f. fujimanyo Komatsu (1918)
Rhododendron rosmarinifolium f. oriokiu Komatsu (1918)
Rhododendron rosmarinifolium var. album (Lindl.) C.K.Schneid. (1911)
Rhododendron rosmarinifolium var. narcissiflorum (Planch.) C.K.Schneid. (1911)
Rhododendron sekidera Komatsu (1918)

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Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Gen. Hist. 3: 846 (1834)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Rhododendron mucronatum Honolulu, Niu area, Oka Nursery and Landscaping, 445 Halaki Street Preserved_Specimen Sparingly-branched shrubs with branches erect or ascending. Plants 0.4 to 1.0 m tall . Flowers white with rose pink to crimson streaks. Grown in pots under shade cloth. Lau, J. 1941 Oahu BISH 1986-02-03
2 Rhododendron mucronatum University of Hawaii, Manoa campus, in Japanese Garden, between Jefferson Hall and the tea house. Preserved_Specimen Cultivated shrub, about 3' tall; corolla, filaments, and style purple; corolla has darker purple spots on proximal parts of the upper 3 petals. Herbst, D.R. 9747 Oahu BISH 1995-12-10
3 Rhododendron mucronatum Honolulu; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus, in Japanese Garden between Jefferson Hall & the tea house Preserved_Specimen Shrub ca. 4' tall; flws white w/purple markings. Herbst, D.R. 9746 Oahu BISH 1995-12-10
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