Rhododendron kiusianum

Rhododendron kiusianum

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

Name

Rhododendron kiusianum Makino (1914)

• Type: Nagasaki, Kiusiu prov. Simabara vulcano Wunzen, medio Maijo florens, C.J.Maximowicz (Holotypus: LE; isotypus: BM).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Rhododendron indicum [unranked] japonicum Maxim., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg 16(9): 41. 1870 (Rhododendr. As. orient. 41.).
    • Rhododendron indicum var. japonicum (Maxim.) Makino, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 22: 56. 1908.
    • Rhododendron kaempferi var. japonicum (Maxim.) Rehder, in Sarg., Trees & Shrubs 2: 30. 1907.
    • Rhododendron kiusianum f. albiflorum Honda & Maeda, in Honda, Nom. Pl. Jap., ed. emend., 191 & 385. 1957.
    • Rhododendron obtusum var. japonicum (Maxim.) Kitam. in Kitam. & Murata, Col. Ill. Woody Pl. Jap. 1: 165, t. 30 197. 1971.
    • Rhododendron obtusum var. japonicum (Maxim.) Kitam., Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 25(2-3): 37. 1972, comb. superfl.
  • Rhododendron kiusianum f. maedae Honda, Nom. Pl. Jap., ed. emend., 385. 1957.

Hybrids

R. × arendsii – R. × obtusum

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Makino, T. 1914. Botanical Magazine, Tokio [Shokubutsu-gaku zasshi]. [Tokyo Botanical Society]. Tokyo 28: 174.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Rhododendron kiusianum. 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 kiusianum 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 kiusianum. Published online. Accessed: May 13 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Rhododendron kiusianum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 May 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rhododendron kiusianum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2020 May 13.

Vernacular names

日本語: ミヤマキリシマ

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