Rhododendron indicum
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Tsutsusi
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R. indicum
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Rhododendron indicum is an Azalea Rhododendron species native to Japan (S & W Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Yakushima).[4] It is the type species for the Tsutsusi section and subsection, and was the original Tsutsusi described by Engelbert Kaempfer in Japan in 1712,[5] from the Japanese name Kirishima-tsutsuji.
Cultivation
Cultivars include the Satsuki azaleas.
References
- ↑ Brit. Fl. Gard. 5: t. 128 1831.
- ↑ Sp. P1.: 150. 1 May 1753
- ↑ The Plant List: Rhododendron indicum
- ↑ American Rhododendron Society: Description of Rhododendron indicum
- ↑ "Tsutsusi" in Kaempfer, Amoen. Exot. Fasc.: t. 846. 1712
Bibliography
- The Linnaean Plant Name Typification Project: Azalea indica L.
- Steve Cafferty and Charles E. Jarvis. Typification of Linnaean Plant Names in Ericaceae. Taxon Vol. 51, No. 4 (Nov., 2002), pp. 751-753
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