Rhododendron simsii

Rhododendron simsii

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 simsii

Name

Rhododendron simsii Planch., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 9: 78 (1853)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Azalea indica var. simsii (Planch.) Rehder in L.H.Bailey, Cycl. Amer. Hort. 1: 122 (1900)
  • Azalea simsii (Planch.) H.F.Copel. in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 30: 597 (1943)
  • Rhododendron indicum var. simsii (Planch.) Maxim. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 16(9): 38 (1870)
• Heterotypic
  • Azalea breynii (Planch.) André in Belgique Hort. 15: 183 (1865)
  • Azalea fimbriata Dum.Cours. in Bot. Cult., ed. 2, 3: 337 (1811), nom. nud.
  • Azalea indica ignescens (Sweet) Hovey in Mag. Hort. Bot. 3: 72 (1837)
  • Azalea indica var. vittata (Fortune) Van Houtte in Fl. Serres 9: t. 886 (1854)
  • Azalea indica vittata-punctata Van Houtte in Fl. Serres 9: t. 888 (1854)
  • Azalea simsii var. vittata (Fortune) E.H.Wilson in Monogr. Azaleas: 48 (1921)
  • Azalea vittata Dum.Cours. in Bot. Cult., ed. 2, 3: 337 (1811), nom. nud.
  • Azalea vittata Fortune in Tea Distr. China: 330 (1852)
  • Azalea vittata-punctata (Van Houtte) Lem. in Ill. Hort. 1: t. 20 (1854)
  • Rhododendron annamense Rehder in J. Arnold Arbor. 10: 182 (1929)
  • Rhododendron bellum W.P.Fang & G.Z.Li in Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 4(1): 3 (1984)
  • Rhododendron bicolor P.C.Tam in Survey Gen. Rhododendron S. China: 101 (1983), nom. illeg.
  • Rhododendron breynii Planch. in Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 9: 77 (1853)
  • Rhododendron calleryi Planch. in Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 9: 81 (1853)
  • Rhododendron indicum var. formosanum Hayata in Icon. Pl. Formosan. 3: 134 (1913)
  • Rhododendron indicum var. ignescens Sweet in Brit. Fl. Gard. 2: t. 128 (1833)
  • Rhododendron indicum var. puniceum Sweet in Brit. Fl. Gard. 2: t. 128 (1833)
  • Rhododendron petilum P.C.Tam in Survey Gen. Rhododendron S. China: 101 (1983)
  • Rhododendron simsii var. albiflorum R.L.Liu in Acta Bot. Yunnan. 15: 190 (1993)
  • Rhododendron simsii var. bellum (W.P.Fang & G.Z.Li) G.Z.Li in Fl. Guangxi 3: 612 (2011)
  • Rhododendron simsii var. mesembrinum Rehder in J. Arnold Arbor. 10: 18 (1928 publ. 1929)
  • Rhododendron simsii var. strigosistylum G.Z.Li in Guihaia 15: 298 (1995)
  • Rhododendron viburnifolium W.P.Fang in Acta Phytotax. Sin. 21: 469 (1983)
  • Rhododendron vittatum (Fortune) Planch. in Rev. Hort. (Paris), sér. 4, 3: 66 (1854)
  • Rhododendron vittatum var. punctatum Planch. in Fl. Serres 9: 82 (1854)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asie Regional: China China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang) Regional: Eastern Asie Taiwan, Ryukyu Isl. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Planchon, J.É. 1854. Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe. Ghent (Gand) 9: 78 [1].

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Rhododendron simsii. 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 18. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Rhododendron simsii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 May 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Rhododendron simsii. Published online. Accessed: May 18 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Rhododendron simsii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 May 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rhododendron simsii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2020 May 18.

Vernacular names

English: Formosa Azalea
ไทย: กุหลาบแดง, กุหลาบดอย
中文: 映山红

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