Rhododendron calendulaceum

Rhododendron calendulaceum

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. Hymenanthes
Sectio: R. sect. Pentanthera
Subsectio: R. subsect. Pentanthera
Species: Rhododendron calendulaceum

Name

Rhododendron calendulaceum (Michx.) Torr. (1824)

Synonyms

• Azalea aurantiaca Dietr.
• Azalea calendulacea Michx.
• Azalea crocea Hoffmanns.
• Azalea flava Hoffmanns.
• Azalea jammea Pritz.
• Azalea morterii Sweet ex Loud.
• Azalea mortieriana hort. ex Spae
• Rhododendron luteum C.K.Schneider

Hybrids

• Rhododendron × anneliesae Rehder
• Rhododendron × gandavense (K.Koch ex Rehder) Rehder
• Rhododendron × macranthum Verschaff.
• Rhododendron × marginatum
• Rhododendron × morteri Sweet ex Zabel
• Rhododendron × fulgida
• Rhododendron × lepida
• Rhododendron × stapeltoniana
• Rhododendron × subcuprea
• Rhododendron × subdeciduum Sweet
• Rhododendron × superbum Lodd.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
'Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern USA USA (Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Torrey, J. 1823-1824. A flora of the Northern and Middle Sections of the United States. BHL Reference page. : 1: 425.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Rhododendron calendulaceum. 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 08. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Rhododendron calendulaceum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Rhododendron calendulaceum. Published online. Accessed: May 08 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Rhododendron calendulaceum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 May 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rhododendron calendulaceum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2020 May 08.

Vernacular names

English: Flame azalea

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