Rhododendron catawbiense

Rhododendron catawbiense

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG III (down to family level) Main Page Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Unassigned Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Ericoideae
Tribus: Rhodoreae
Genus: Rhododendron
Subgenus: R. subg. Hymenanthes
Sectio: R. sect. Pontica
Subsectio: R. subsect. Pontica
Species: Rhododendron catawbiense

Name

Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. (1803)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Azalea catawbiensis (Michx.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 387. 1891.
  • Hymenanthes catawbiensis (Michx.) H.F.Copel., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 30: 614. 1943.

• Heterotypic
  • Rhododendron catawbiense f. insulare Coker, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 35: 81, pl. 1919.
  • Rhododendron catawbiense f. tomopetalum Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 20: 424. 1939.

Hybrids

• Rhododendron × altaclerense Lindl.
• Rhododendron × atrosanguineum Lindl.
• Rhododendron × cartonianum DC.
• Rhododendron × fragrans DC.
• Rhododendron × holmbaense Rehd.
• Rhododendron × manglesii Veitch.
• Rhododendron × morelianum Lem.
• Rhododendron × russelianum Sweet
• Rhododendron × standishii Paxton
• Rhododendron × superponticum Cullen

References

• Michaux, A. 1803. Fl. bor.-amer. 1: 258.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Vernacular names

English: Catawba Rhododendron
Polski: Różanecznik Katawbijski, Różanecznik Fioletowy

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