Rhododendron occidentale

Rhododendron occidentale

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 occidentale
Varietates: R. o. var. californicum – R. o. var. paludosum – R. o. var. sonomense

Name

Rhododendron occidentale (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray (1876)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Azalea occidentalis Torr. & A.Gray, Pacif. Railr. Rep. (Torrey) 4(5): 116. 1857.

Hybrids

• Rhododendron × albicans Waterer ex Zabel
• Rhododendron × graciosum

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
'Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA USA (California, Oregon) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brewer, W.H., Watson, S. & Gray, A. 1876. Geological Survey of California, Botany, Vol. 1. 628 pps. John Wilson and son, Cambridge (Mass.) BHL Reference page. : 1: 458.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Rhododendron occidentale. 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 15. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Rhododendron occidentale in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Rhododendron occidentale. Published online. Accessed: May 15 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Rhododendron occidentale. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 May 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rhododendron occidentale in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2020 May 15.

Vernacular names

English: Western azalea

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