Rhododendron wardii

Rhododendron wardii var. wardii

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. Pontica
Subsectio: R. subsect. Campylocarpa
Species: Rhododendron wardii
Varietas: R. w. var. puralbum

Name

Rhododendron wardii W.W.Sm. (1914)

Synonyms

• Rhododendron astrocalyx Balf. & Forrest ex I.B.Balf.
• Rhododendron croceum I.B.Balf. & W.W.Sm.
• Rhododendron gloeoblastum I.B.Balf. & Forrest
• Rhododendron litiense I.B.Balf. & Forrest
• Rhododendron mussotii Franch.
• Rhododendron oresterum I.B.Balf. & Forrest
• Rhododendron prasinocalyx I.B.Balf. & Forrest

Hybrids

R. × chlorops – R. × erythrocalyx

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asie Regional: China China (Yunnan), SE-Tibet References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Smith, W.W. 1914: Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh 8: 205.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Rhododendron wardii. 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 19. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Rhododendron wardii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Rhododendron wardii. Published online. Accessed: May 19 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Rhododendron wardii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 May 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rhododendron wardii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2020 May 19.

Vernacular names

polski: Różanecznik Warda
中文: 黄杯杜鹃

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