Rhododendron subg. Pentanthera

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Rhododendron subg. Pentanthera
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Subgenus:Rhododendron subg. Pentanthera
G.Don Gen. Syst. III. 846 (1834)
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Rhododendron subgenus Pentanthera was a subgenus of the genus Rhododendron . The common name azalea is applied to many of the species, and also to species in some other subgenera. [1] In 2005 it was discontinued and its four sections moved or dismembered. [2]

<i>Rhododendron</i> genus of plants

Rhododendron is a genus of 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae), either evergreen or deciduous, and found mainly in Asia, although it is also widespread throughout the highlands of the Appalachian Mountains of North America. It is the national flower of Nepal as well as the state flower of West Virginia and Washington in United States, and state tree of Sikkim and Uttarakhand in India. Most species have brightly colored flowers which bloom from late winter through to early summer.

Azalea genus of plants

Azaleas are flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron, particularly the former sections Tsutsuji (evergreen) and Pentanthera (deciduous). Azaleas bloom in the spring, their flowers often lasting several weeks. Shade tolerant, they prefer living near or under trees. They are part of the family Ericaceae.

The subgenus included four sections:

<i>Rhododendron</i> sect. <i>Pentanthera</i> section of plants

Rhododendron sect. Pentanthera is a section of subgenus Pentanthera in the genus Rhododendron. It comprises 15-16 species of deciduous shrubs native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

<i>Rhododendron</i> sect. <i>Rhodora</i> section of plants

Rhodora was a section of subgenus Pentanthera in the genus Rhododendron, that has since been discontinued. It comprised two species, both deciduous shrubs native to eastern North America:

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References

  1. ↑ Chamberlain, DF; Hyam R; Argent G; Fairweather G; Walter KS (1996). The genus Rhododendron: its classification and synonymy. Royal Botanic gardens Edinburgh. ISBN   1-872291-66-X. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ Goetsch, Loretta A.; Eckert, Andrew J.; Hall, Benjamin D. (July–September 2005). "The molecular systematics of Rhododendron (Ericaceae): a phylogeny based upon RPB2 gene sequences". Systematic Botany . 30 (3): 616–626. doi:10.1600/0363644054782170.

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