Rhododendron ponticum

Rhododendron ponticum subsp. ponticum, Espiye, Giresun, Turkey

Taxonavigation edit

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 ponticum
Subspecies: R. p. subsp. baeticum – R. p. subsp. ponticum
Varietas: R. p. var. heterophyllum

Name edit

Rhododendron ponticum L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 562 (1762), nom. cons.

Synonyms edit

  • Homotypic
    • Hymenanthes pontica (L.) H.F.Copel., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 30: 614 (1943).
    • Rhododendron speciosum Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 287 (1796), nom. superfl.

Hybrids edit

R. × altaclerense – R. × aprilis – R. × azaleoides – R. × enneandrum – R. × intermedium – R. × kesselringii – R. × laetitiae – R. × morelianum – R. × multimaculatum – R. × norbitoense – R. × ochroleucum – R. × smithii – R. × sochadzeae – R. × standishii – R. × subdeciduum – R. × superponticum

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Europe
    • Southwestern Europe
      • Portugal, Spain
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Bulgaria, Turkey-in-Europe
  • Asia-Temperate
    • Caucasus
      • North Caucasus, Transcaucasus
    • Western Asia
      • Lebanon-Syria, Turkey
    • Introduced into:
      • Belgium, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Madeira, Myanmar, Netherlands

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References edit

Primary references edit

  • Linnaeus, C. 1762. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I, Ed. 2. Pp. [I–XVI], 1–784. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page

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Vernacular names edit

suomi: Turkinalppiruusu
magyar: Pontusi havasszépe
Nederlands: Pontische rododendron
Türkçe: Mor çiçekli ormangülü
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