Rhododendron indicum

Rhododendron indicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Subgenus:	Rhododendron subg. Azaleastrum
Section:	Rhododendron sect. Tsutsusi
Subsection:	Rhododendron subsect. Tsutsusi
Species:	R. indicum
Binomial name
Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet [1]
Synonyms [2]
Azalea indicaL. [3] Rhododendron obtusum(Lindl.) Planch.

Rhododendron indicum is an azalea Rhododendron species native to Japan (S & W Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Yakushima). ^[4]

Taxonomy

It is the type species for the Tsutsusi section and subsection, and was the original Tsutsusi described by Engelbert Kaempfer in Japan in 1712, ^[5] from the Japanese name Kirishima-tsutsuji.

Cultivation

There are many cultivars, ^[6] including the Satsuki azaleas.

Gallery

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  Immature inflorescence
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  Flower
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  Bonsai
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  Natural habitat
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  Hedge

References

1. Brit. Fl. Gard. 5: t. 128 1831.
2. The Plant List: Rhododendron indicum
3. Sp. P1.: 150. 1 May 1753
4. American Rhododendron Society: Description of Rhododendron indicum
5. "Tsutsusi" in Kaempfer, Amoen. Exot. Fasc.: t. 846. 1712
6. "[Rhododendron indicum] nave rdictionary". 영산홍 (우리 생활 속의 나무, 2008. 3. 25.).

Bibliography

• The Linnaean Plant Name Typification Project: Azalea indica L.
• Steve Cafferty and Charles E. Jarvis. Typification of Linnaean Plant Names in Ericaceae. Taxon Vol. 51, No. 4 (Nov., 2002), pp. 751-753

External links

• Hirsutum.com