Rhododendron weyrichii

Rhododendron weyrichii

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. Azaleastrum
Sectio: R. sect. Tsutsusi
Species: Rhododendron weyrichii

Name

Rhododendron weyrichii Maxim., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 16(9): 26 (1871).

• Typus: Japan, in archipelago Gotto, H. Weyrich s.n. (Holotype: LE).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Azalea weyrichii (Maxim.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 387 (1891).
  • Rhododendron farrerae var. weyrichii (Maxim.) Diels, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 513 (1900).
• Heterotypic
  • Rhododendron shikokianum Makino, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 6: 53 (1892).
    • Typus: Japan, Shikoku, Kochi Pref., Takaokagun, Sakawa Town, T. Makino s.n. (Holotype: MAK; isotype: K)
  • Rhododendron weyrichii var. psilostylum Nakai, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 40: 487 (1926).
    • Typus: Korea, Chejudo Island, s.c. 5785 (Holotype: TI)
  • Rhododendron shikokianum var. nudistemon Koidz., Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 7: 122 (1938), nom. inval.
  • Rhododendron weyrichii f. purpuriflorum T.Yamaz., Fl. Japan 3a: 31 (1993).
    • Typus: cult. Tokyo, from Japan, Honshu, Mie Pref., I. Enomoto s.n. (Holotype: TI).
    • Rhododendron weyrichii var. purpuriflorum (T.Yamaz.) Minamit., J. Jap. Bot. 94: 211 (2019).
  • Rhododendron weyrichii f. albiflorum T.Yamaz., Fl. Japan 3a: 31 (1993).
    • Typus: cult. Tokyo, from Japan Shikoku, Kochi Pref., Holotype: T. Yamazaki s.n. (TI)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Eastern Asia Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu), Korea (Cheju Island) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Maximowicz, C.J., 1870. Mémoires de l'Academie Imperiale des Sciences de Saint Petersbourg 16(9): 26. (Rhododendr. As. orient.)

Additional references

• Jin, X.F., Ding, B.Y., Zhang, Y.-J. & Hong, D.-Y. 2010. A Taxonomic Revision Of Rhododendron subg. Tsutsusi sect. Brachycalyx (Ericaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 97(2): 163–190. DOI: 10.3417/2007139 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Rhododendron weyrichii. Accessed: 14 Oct 2025.Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Rhododendron weyrichii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Rhododendron weyrichii. Published online. Accessed: May 19 2020. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Rhododendron weyrichii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 May 2020. Reference page.

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