Rhododendron subsect. Ledum

Rhododendron tomentosum

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. Rhododendron
Sectio: R. sect. Rhododendron
Subsectio: Rhododendron subsect. Ledum
Species: R. columbianum – R. diversipilosum – R. groenlandicum – R. hypoleucum – R. subarcticum – R. subulatum – R. tolmachevii – R. tomentosum

Name

• Rhododendron subsect. Ledum (L.) Kron & Judd, 1990.
  • Type species: Rhododendron tomentosum Harmaja

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Ledum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 391. 1753.

• Homotypic
  • Dulia Adan., Fam. 2: 165. 1763.

References

• Kron, K.A. & Judd, W.S. 1990. Phylogenetic relationships within the Rhodoreae (Ericaceae) with specific comments on the placement of Ledum. Systematic Botany 15(1): 57-68. DOI: 10.2307/2419016 JSTOR Reference page.  p. 67.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Rhododendron subsect. Ledum. Published online. Accessed: Sept. 21 2024. Reference page.