Rhododendron indicum

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Ericoideae
Tribus: Rhodoreae
Genus: Rhododendron
Subgenus: R. subg. Azaleastrum
Sectio: R. sect. Tsutsusi
Species: Rhododendron indicum

Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet (1830)

• Basionym
  • Azalea indica L., Sp. Pl.1: 150 (1753)
• Homotypic
  • Loiseleria indica (L.) Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs. 1: 416 (1831)
• Heterotypic
  • Azalea × amoena alba (H.J.Veitch ex Mottet) Anon., Möller's Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 18: 476 (1903)
  • Azalea balsaminiflora Carrière, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 54: 432 (1882)
  • Azalea burgeri Miq., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 34 (1863)
  • Azalea calycina Lem., Jard. FIeur. 3: t. 257 (1853)
  • Azalea crispiflora Hook., Bot. Mag. 79: t. 4726 (1853)
  • Azalea crispiflora var. rosea J.Dix, Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 1: 479 (1861)
  • Azalea danielsiana Paxton in Paxton's Mag. Bot. 1: 129 (1834)
  • Azalea decumbens (D.Don ex G.Don) DC.,n Prodr. 7: 718 (1839)
  • Azalea indica var. angustifolia Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 852 (1826)
  • Azalea indica var. balsaminiflora (Carrière) Kelsey & Dayton in Standard. Pl. Names, ed. 2: 32 (1942)
  • Azalea indica var. bealei John Edwards in Natl. Gard. Almanack 1855: 312 (1855)
  • Azalea indica coccinea Reider in Ann. Blumisterei Gartenbesitz. 6: 51 (1830)
  • Azalea indica var. coccinea (Reider) P.B.Mead in Young Churchman Misc. 3: 80 (1848)
  • Azalea indica var. copii P.B.Mead in Young Churchman Misc. 3: 80 (1848)
  • Azalea indica var. crispiflora (Hook.) Van Houtte in Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 9: 79 (1854)
  • Azalea indica var. crystallina Verschaff. in Nursery Cat. (Ambroise Verschaffelt) 79: 2 (1866)
  • Azalea indica var. elegans P.B.Mead in Young Churchman Misc. 3: 80 (1848)
  • Azalea indica var. floribunda Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 853 (1826)
  • Azalea indica var. garibaldii Ivery in Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 4: 98 (1864)
  • Azalea indica imperialis J.Veitch f. in Cat. New Beautiful Pl. 1863: 9 (1863)
  • Azalea indica var. lateritia Lindl. in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 20: t. 1700 (1834)
  • Azalea indica narcissiflora John Edwards in Natl. Gard. Almanack 1855: 312 (1855)
  • Azalea indica var. obtusa (Lindl.) Rehder in L.H.Bailey, Cycl. Amer. Hort. 1: 122 (1900)
  • Azalea indica var. obtusa-alba (Anon.) Rehder in L.H.Bailey, Cycl. Amer. Hort. 1: 122 (1900)
  • Azalea indica var. purpurea P.B.Mead in Young Churchman Misc. 3: 80 (1848)
  • Azalea indica var. rosiflora (Dean) Rehder in L.H.Bailey, Cycl. Amer. Hort. 1: 122 (1900)
  • Azalea indica var. sinensis Van Houtte in Fl. Serres 20: 151 (1874)
  • Azalea indica var. spatulata Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 852 (1826)
  • Azalea indica var. speciosa P.B.Mead in Young Churchman Misc. 3: 80 (1848)
  • Azalea indica var. stella Veitch in Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 4: 97 (1864)
  • Azalea indica var. variagata Van Houtte in Hort. Belge 5: 306 (1838)
  • Azalea indica var. versicolor Low in Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 4: 98 (1864)
  • Azalea indica virginalis J.Veitch f. in Cat. New Beautiful Pl. 1863: 9 (1863)
  • Azalea lateritia (Lindl.) André in Belgique Hort. 15: 185 (1865)
  • Azalea macrantha Bunge in Enum. Pl. China Bor.: 41 (1833)
  • Azalea obtusa Lindl. in J. Hort. Soc. London 1: 152 (1846)
  • Azalea obtusa alba H.J.Veitch ex Mottet in Dict. Prat. Hort. 1: 303 (1892)
  • Azalea ramentacea Lindl. in J. Hort. Soc. London 4: 291 (1849)
  • Azalea rollissonii T.Moore in Florist & Pomol. 1878: 35 (1878)
  • Azalea rosiflora Dean in Fl. Mag. (London), n.s., 1880: t. 418 (1880)
  • Azalea thunbergii (Planch.) André in Belgique Hort. 15: 184 (1865)
  • Enkianthus biflorus Lour. in Fl. Cochinch.: 277 (1790)
  • Iposues obovata Raf. in Autik. Bot.: 186 (1840)
  • Rhododendron × amoenum f. balsaminiflorum (Carrière) Zabel in L.Beissner, E.Schelle & H.Zabel, Handb. Laubholzben.: 384 (1903)
  • Rhododendron × amoenum var. obtusum (Lindl.) Zabel in Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 11: 35 (1902)
  • Rhododendron austrokiusianum Hatus. in J. Jap. Bot. 24: 81 (1949)
  • Rhododendron balsaminiflorum (Carrière) T.Moore in Florist & Pomol. 1883: 81 (1883)
  • Rhododendron brachycarpum Zucc. ex Maxim. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 16(9): 39 (1871), nom. illeg.
  • Rhododendron buergeri Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 34 (1863)
  • Rhododendron crispiflorum (Hook.) Planch. in Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 9: 83 (1853)
  • Rhododendron danielsianum Planch. in Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 9: 79 (1853)
  • Rhododendron decumbens D.Don ex G.Don in Gen. Hist. 3: 846 (1834)
  • Rhododendron hispidum D.Don in Edinburgh Philos. J. 6: 48 (1822)
  • Rhododendron indicum var. balsaminiflorum (Carrière) G.Nicholson in Hand-List Trees Shrubs 2: 53 (1896)
  • Rhododendron indicum f. balsaminiflorum (Carrière) Rehder in Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 514 (1949)
  • Rhododendron indicum var. brachytrichum Komatsu in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 31: (18) (1918)
  • Rhododendron indicum var. crispiflorum (Hook.) C.K.Schneid. in Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 506 (1911)
  • Rhododendron indicum f. crispiflorum (Hook.) Rehder in Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 514 (1949)
  • Rhododendron indicum var. flore-pleno Drapiez in Hort. Belge 3: 192 (1836), contrary to Art. 23.6. (ICN, 2012).
  • Rhododendron indicum var. kirishima Millais in Rhododendrons: 193 (1917)
  • Rhododendron indicum f. laciniatum Makino in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 27: 110 (1910)
  • Rhododendron indicum f. lateritium (Lindl.) Maxim. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 16(9): 39 (1870)
  • Rhododendron indicum var. lateritium (Lindl.) DC. in Prodr. 7: 726 (1839)
  • Rhododendron indicum subvar. lateritium (Lindl.) Makino in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 27: 110 (1910)
  • Rhododendron indicum var. macranthum (Bunge) Maxim. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 16(9): 39 (1870)
  • Rhododendron indicum var. obtusum (Lindl.) Maxim. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 16(9): 40 (1870)
  • Rhododendron indicum obtusum-album Anon. in Gard. & Forest 9: 394 (1896)
  • Rhododendron indicum f. otakumi T.Yamaz. in J. Jap. Bot. 41: 348 (1966)
  • Rhododendron indicum var. rollissonii (T.Moore) Millais in Rhododendrons: 183 (1917)
  • Rhododendron indicum var. rosiflorum (Dean) Rehder in L.H.Bailey, Stand. Cycl. Hort. 5: 2944 (1916)
  • Rhododendron kiusianum var. sataense (Nakai) D.F.Chamb. & Rae in Edinburgh J. Bot. 47: 122 (1990)
  • Rhododendron lateritium (Lindl.) Planch. in Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 9: 80 (1853)
  • Rhododendron lateritium var. brachytrichum Nakai in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 29: (261) (1915), nom. nud.
  • Rhododendron macranthum (Bunge) G.Don in Gen. Hist. 3: 846 (1834)
  • Rhododendron obtusum (Lindl.) Planch. in Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 9: 80 (1853), nom. illeg.
  • Rhododendron obtusum f. album (H.J.Veitch ex Mottet) C.K.Schneid. in Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 506 (1911)
  • Rhododendron obtusum f. honkirishima Komatsu in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 32: (39) (1918)
  • Rhododendron ramentaceum (Lindl.) Planch. in Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 9: 81 (1853)
  • Rhododendron sataense Nakai in Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 27: 33 (1949)
  • Rhododendron sieboldii var. minor Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 33 (1863)
  • Rhododendron sieboldii var. serrulatum Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 33 (1863)
  • Rhododendron thunbergii Planch. in Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 9: 78 (1853)

Selected Artificial Hybrids:

• Rhododendron × chukirishima T.Yamaz.
• Rhododendron × enomotoi T.Yamaz.
• Rhododendron × pulchrum Sweet
• Rhododendron × sikidera

• Sweet, R. 1830. Hortus Britannicus: or a catalogue of plants cultivated in the gardens of Great Britain, arranged in natural orders. 2ª ed. 623 pp., London: J. Ridgway. BHL Reference page. : ed. 2. 343.

• Sweet, R. 1832. Brit. Flow. Gard., ser. 2., t. 128.

• Hassler, M. 2020. Rhododendron indicum. 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 13. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Rhododendron indicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Rhododendron indicum. Published online. Accessed: May 13 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Rhododendron indicum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 May 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rhododendron indicum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2020 May 13.

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