Rhododendron weyrichii

Rhododendron weyrichii

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 weyrichii

Name

Rhododendron weyrichii Maxim., 1870

• Type locality: "in archipelago Gotto", Japan
• Holotype: H. Weyrich s.n. (LE)

Synonyms

• Rhododendron shikokianum Makino, 1892 (Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 6:53)
  • Type locality: "Sakawa Town, Takaokagun," Kochi Pref., Shikoku, Japan
  • Holotype:: T. Makino s.n. (MAK; isotype K)
• Rhododendron weyrichii var. psilostylum Nakai, 1926 (Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 40:487)
  • Type locality: Chejudo Island, Korea
  • Holotype:: s.c. 5785 (TI)
• Rhododendron weyrichii f. albiflorum T.Yamaz., 1993 (Fl. Jap., ed. 2 (Iwatsuki et al., eds.) 3a:31)
  • Type locality: cult. Tokyo, from Kochi Pref., Shikoku, Japan
  • Holotype:: T. Yamazaki s.n. (TI)
• Rhododendron weyrichii f. purpuriflorum T.Yamaz., 1993 (Fl. Jap., ed. 2 (Iwatsuki et al., eds.) 3a:31)
  • Type locality: cult. Tokyo, from Mie Pref., Honshu, Japan
  • Holotype:: I. Enomoto s.n. (TI)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asie Regional: Eastern Asie Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu), South Korea (Cheju Isl.) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Maximowicz, C.J., 1870. Mémoires de l'Academie Imperiale des Sciences de Saint Petersbourg 16(9):26. 1870 (Rhododendr. As. orient.)

Additional references

• Xiao-Feng, J., Bing-Yang, D., Yue-Jiao, Z. & De-Yuan, H. 2010. A Taxonomic Revision Of Rhododendron subg. Tsutsusi sect. Brachycalyx (Ericaceae) 1. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 97(2): 163-190. DOI: 10.3417/2007139 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Rhododendron weyrichii. 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 weyrichii 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 weyrichii. Published online. Accessed: May 19 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Rhododendron weyrichii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 May 2020.

Vernacular names

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