Rhododendron molle

Rhododendron molle subsp. japonicum

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. Pentanthera
Subsectio: R. subsect. Sinensia
Species: Rhododendron molle
Subspecies: R. m. subsp. japonicum – R. m. subsp. molle

Name

Rhododendron molle (Blume) G.Don (1834)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Azalea mollis Blume, Cat. Gew. Buitenzorg (Blume) 44. 1823.

• Homotypic
  • Azalea mollis Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 15: 853. 1826, nom. superfl.

• Heterotypic
  • Azalea × kosteriana (C.K.Schneid.) Moldenke, Phytologia 5: 338. 1956.
  • Rhododendron × kosterianum C.K.Schneid., Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 499. 1911.

Hybrids

R. × albicans – R. × fraseri – R. × mixtum – R. × norbitoense – R. × ochroleucum – R. × viscosepalum

Note

• Rhododendron × kosterianum C.K.Schneid. (1911) represent hybrids between subsp. japonicum and subsp. molle.

References

• Don, G. 1834. Catalogus van eenige der Merkwaardigste Zoo in- als Uitheemse Gewassen te Vinden in 's Lands Plantentuin te Buitenzorg Opgemaakt Door C. L. Blume, M.D., Directeur van Voorz. Tuin s.l. n.d. Batavia 44.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]