Rhododendron caucasicum

Rhododendron caucasicum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida 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. Pontica
Subsectio: R. subsect. Pontica
Species: Rhododendron caucasicum

Name

Rhododendron caucasicum Pall., Fl. Ross. 1(1): 46 (1784).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Azalea caucasica (Pall.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 387 (1891).

• Heterotypic
  • Rhododendron caucaseum Sims in Bot. Mag. 28: t. 1145 (1808), orth. var.
  • Rhododendron caucasicum var. albicans Van Geert, Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 1854: 26 (1854).
  • Rhododendron caucasicum var. alboroseum Van Geert, Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 1854: 26 (1854).
  • Rhododendron caucasicum var. album-amoenum Van Geert, Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 1854: 26 (1854).
  • Rhododendron caucasicum var. album-egregium Verschaff. ex Van Geert, Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 1854: 26 (1854).
  • Rhododendron caucasicum var. album-lilacinum Van Geert, Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 1854: 26 (1854).
  • Rhododendron caucasicum var. album-mutabile Van Geert, Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 1854: 26 (1854).
  • Rhododendron caucasicum var. atrorubens Van Geert, Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 1854: 26 (1854).
  • Rhododendron caucasicum var. bicolor Verschaff. ex Van Geert, Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 1854: 26 (1854).
  • Rhododendron caucasicum var. delicatum-novum Verschaff. ex Van Geert, Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 1854: 26 (1854).
  • Rhododendron caucasicum var. flavescens Verschaff. ex Van Geert, Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 1854: 26 (1854).
  • Rhododendron caucasicum f. flavidum (Regel) Rehder in Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 506 (1949).
  • Rhododendron caucasicum var. flavidum Regel, Gartenflora 16: 322 (1867).
  • Rhododendron caucasicum var. grandiceps Van Geert, Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 1854: 26 (1854).
  • Rhododendron caucasicum var. nobile Van Geert, Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 1854: 26 (1854).
  • Rhododendron caucasicum var. roseum-delicatissimum Van Geert, Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 1854: 26 (1854).
  • Rhododendron caucasicum var. roseum-maculatiflorum Van Geert, Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 1854: 26 (1854).
  • Rhododendron caucasicum var. roseum-purpurascens Van Geert, Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 1854: 26 (1854).
  • Rhododendron caucasicum var. roseum-tigrinum Van Geert, Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 1854: 26 (1854).
  • Rhododendron caucasicum var. roseum-variabile Van Geert, Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 1854: 26 (1854).
  • Rhododendron caucasicum f. stramineum (Hook.) Rehder in Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 506 (1949).
  • Rhododendron caucasicum var. stramineum Hook. in Bot. Mag. 62: t. 3422 (1835).
  • Rhododendron caucasicum var. triumphans Van Geert, Nursery Cat. (Auguste Van Geert) 1854: 26 (1854).

Hybrids

R. × davisianum – R. × pulcherrimum – R. × stanwellianum – R. × sochadzeae

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Western Asia Türkiye. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pallas, P.S. 1784. Flora Rossica seu Stirpium Imperii Rossici par Europam et Asiam Indigenarum Descriptiones et Icones. Jussu et Auspiciis Catharinae II. Augustae Edidit P. S. Pallas. Tomo I part I. 80 pp. Petropoli [St. Petersburg]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Rhododendron caucasicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct 4. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Rhododendron caucasicum. Published online. Accessed: 4 Oct 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Rhododendron caucasicum. Accessed: 4 Oct 2025. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Georgian Snow Rose
• հայերեն: Մրտավարդ կովկասյան
• ქართული: დეკა (მცენარე)
• ирон: Фугæ
• polski: Różanecznik kaukaski
• русский: Рододендрон кавказский
• Türkçe: Kafkas ormangülü

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