Biology:Rhododendron calostrotum
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Rhododendron
| Rhododendron calostrotum | |
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| Rhododendron calostrotum subsp. keleticum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. calostrotum
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhododendron calostrotum Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward[1]
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Rhododendron calostrotum is a species of flowering plant in the genus Rhododendron native to Tibet, south-central China, and Myanmar.[2] Its putative subspecies Rhododendron calostrotum subsp. keleticum, called the beautiful-covering rhododendron, and its cultivar 'Gigha' have both gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]
Supbspecies
The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]
- Rhododendron calostrotum subsp. riparium (Kingdon-Ward) Cullen
References
- ↑ Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13: 35 (1920)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Rhododendron calostrotum Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332091-1.
- ↑ "Rhododendron calostrotum subsp. Keleticum beautiful-covering rhododendron". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/95331/Rhododendron-calostrotum-subsp-keleticum/Details. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ↑ "Rhododendron calostrotum 'Gigha' rhododendron 'Gigha'". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/89552/Rhododendron-calostrotum-Gigha/Details. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q15235484 entry
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