Rhododendron kanehirai

Rhododendron kanehirai
Conservation status
Extinct in the Wild  (IUCN 2.3) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Section:	Rhododendron sect. Tsutsusi
Species:	R. kanehirai
Binomial name
Rhododendron kanehirai E.H.Wilson [2]

Rhododendron kanehirai is a species of plant in the family Ericaceae. It was originally endemic to Taiwan. It has become extinct in the wild, though it still exists in cultivated form. ^[1]

Botanic collections include those at Logan Botanic Garden where the Rhododendron is grown for preservation and display. ^[3]

References

1. Lu, S.Y.; Pan, F.J. (1998). "Rhododendron kanehirai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998 e.T37821A10079242. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T37821A10079242.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Wilson, Ernest Henry (1921). "The Azaleas of the Old World". A Monograph of Azaleas: Rhododendron Subgenus Anthodendron. By Wilson, Ernest Henry; Rehder, Alfred. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 28.
3. "Watch: Logan Botanic Garden". Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Retrieved 2024-08-27.