Rhododendron caucasicum

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. Pontica
Subsectio: R. subsect. Pontica
Species: Rhododendron caucasicum

Name

Rhododendron caucasicum Pall., Fl. Ross. i. 46. t. 31.

Synonyms

Azalea caucasica (Pall.) Kuntze
Rhododendron nobleanum hort. ex Lindl.
Rhododendron pulcherrimum Lindl.

Hybrids

R. × davisianum – R. × pulcherrimum – R. × stanwellianum – R. × sochadzeae

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Northern Caucasus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia [Caucasus], NE-Turkey References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Pallas, P.S. 1784. Flora Rossica seu Stirpium Imperii Rossici par Europam et Asiam Indigenarum Descriptiones et Icones. Jussu et Auspiciis Catharinae II. Augustae Edidit P. S. Pallas. Tomo I part I. 80 pp. Petropoli [St. Petersburg]. BHL Reference page. : 1: 46, t. 31.

Links

Hassler, M. 2020. Rhododendron caucasicum. 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 09. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Rhododendron caucasicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 09. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Rhododendron caucasicum. Published online. Accessed: May 09 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Rhododendron caucasicum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 May 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rhododendron caucasicum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2020 May 09.

Vernacular names

English: Georgian Snow Rose
հայերեն: Մրտավարդ կովկասյան
ქართული: დეკა (მცენარე)
ирон: Фугæ
polski: Różanecznik kaukaski
русский: Рододендрон кавказский
Türkçe: Kafkas ormangülü

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