Rhododendron mekongense var. melinanthum

Rhododendron mekongense var. melinanthum

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. Rhododendron
Sectio: R. sect. Rhododendron
Subsectio: R. subsect. Trichocladum
Species: Rhododendron mekongense
Varietas: Rhododendron mekongense var. melinanthum

Name

Rhododendron mekongense var. melinanthum (Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward) Cullen, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 36(1): 115 (1978).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Rhododendron melinanthum Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward
• Heterotypic
  • Rhododendron chloranthum Balf.f. & Forrest
  • Rhododendron semilunatum Balf.f. & Forrest

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
'Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central (NW-Yunnan), Tibet (SE-Tibet). 'Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indochina Myanmar (NE-Myanmar) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cullen, J. & Chamberlain, D.F. 1978. A preliminary synopsis of the Genus Rhododendron. Notes from the Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh 36(1): 105–126. Archive.org Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Rhododendron mekongense var. melinanthum. 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 14. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Rhododendron mekongense var. melinanthum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Rhododendron mekongense var. melinanthum. Published online. Accessed: May 14 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Rhododendron mekongense var. melinanthum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 May 2020.

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