Rhododendron viscistylum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota 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 viscistylum

Name

Rhododendron viscistylum Nakai, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 49: 498 (1935).

• Typus: Japan Kyusho, Osumi Pref., Takakumayama, J. Sugimoto s.n. (Holotype: TI)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Rhododendron dilatatum var. viscistylum (Nakai) Hatus., Sci. Rep. Yokosuka City Mus. 15: 21 (1969).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Eastern Asia Japan. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nakai, T. 1935. Notulæ ad Plantas Japoniæ & Koreæ XLVII. The Botanical Magazine [Tokyo] 49(584): 497–504. DOI: 10.15281/jplantres1887.49.497 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Rhododendron viscistylum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Rhododendron viscistylum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Oct 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Rhododendron viscistylum. Published online. Accessed: 14 Oct 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Rhododendron viscistylum. Accessed: 14 Oct 2025. Reference page.

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