Rhododendron atlanticum

Rhododendron atlanticum

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. Hymenanthes
Sectio: R. sect. Pentanthera
Subsectio: R. subsect. Pentanthera
Species: Rhododendron atlanticum

Name

Rhododendron atlanticum (Ashe) Rehder, E. H. Wilson & A. Rehder, Monogr. Azaleas 147. 1921.

Synonyms

• Azalea atlantica Ashe, Bull. Charleston Mus. 13:26. 1917.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
'Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern USA USA (District of Columbia, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Wilson, E.H. & Rehder, A. 1921. Monograph of Azaleas Rhododendron subgenus Anthodendron. 200 pp., Cambridge. BHL Reference page. : 147.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Rhododendron atlanticum. 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 08. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Rhododendron atlanticum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Rhododendron atlanticum. Published online. Accessed: May 08 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Rhododendron atlanticum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 May 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. 08 in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: May.

Vernacular names

English: Dwarf azalea

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