Rhododendron simsii

Rhododendron simsii var. simsii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Ericoideae
Tribus: Rhodoreae
Genus: Rhododendron
Subgenus: R. subg. Azaleastrum
Sectio: R. sect. Tsutsusi
Species: Rhododendron simsii
Varietas: R. s. var. mesembrinum

Name

Rhododendron simsii Planch. (1854)

Synonyms

• Azalea indica var. simsii (Maxim.) L.H.Bailey
• Azalea prolifera Poit.
• Azalea simsii (Planch.) H.F.Copeland
• Rhododendron annamense Rehder
• Rhododendron bellum W.P.Fang & G.Z.Li
• Rhododendron bicolor P.C.Tam
• Rhododendron calleryi Planch.
• Rhododendron chaoanense T.C.Wu & P.C.Tam
• Rhododendron hannoense Nakai
• Rhododendron indicum var. formosanum Hayata
• Rhododendron indicum var. ignescens Sweet
• Rhododendron indicum var. puniceum Sweet
• Rhododendron indicum var. simsii Maxim.
• Rhododendron petilum P.C.Tam
• Rhododendron simsii var. albiflorum R.L.Liu
• Rhododendron simsii var. bellum (W.P.Fang & G.Z.Li) G.Z.Li
• Rhododendron simsii var. strigosostylum G.Z.Li
• Rhododendron viburnifolium W.P.Fang

Hybrids

• Rhododendron × sanderi Wilson

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asie Regional: China China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang) Regional: Eastern Asie Taiwan, Ryukyu Isl. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Planchon, J.É. 1854. Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe. Ghent (Gand) 9: 78 [1].

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Rhododendron simsii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 18. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Rhododendron simsii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Rhododendron simsii. Published online. Accessed: May 18 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Rhododendron simsii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 May 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rhododendron simsii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2020 May 18.

Vernacular names

English: Formosa Azalea
ไทย: กุหลาบแดง, กุหลาบดอย
中文: 映山红

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