Biology:Rhododendron oreodoxa

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Rhododendron

Rhododendron oreodoxa
Rhododendrom oreodoxa var. fargesii Skógalyngrós.jpg
Rhododendrom oreodoxa var. fargesii in Iceland
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species:
R. oreodoxa
Binomial name
Rhododendron oreodoxa
Franch.[1]
Synonyms[2]

Rhododendron oreodoxa is a species of flowering plant in the genus Rhododendron native to central China.[2] Its variety Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii, called the Père Farges rhododendron, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Varieties

The following varieties are currently accepted:[2]

  • Rhododendron oreodoxa var. adenostylosum W.P.Fang & W.K.Hu
  • Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii (Franch.) D.F.Chamb.
  • Rhododendron oreodoxa var. shensiense D.F.Chamb.

References

  1. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 33: 230 (1886)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Rhododendron oreodoxa Franch.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:333011-1. 
  3. "Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii Père Farges rhododendron". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/94788/Rhododendron-oreodoxa-var-fargesii/Details. Retrieved 4 November 2020. 

Wikidata ☰ Q11044531 entry