As classified in WFO snapshot
December 2023
Warning: older classification
variety
Rhododendron ellipticum var. tanakae
(Hayata) S.S.Ying
This variety name was first published in Coloured Ill. Fl. Taiwan 5: 122. 1995 [15 Sep 1995] , as 'tanakai'
This variety name has been reclassified since this snapshot. Its current preferred usage is a synonym .