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Rhododendron L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. 1: 392 (1753)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000033027.

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Rhododendron:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron brachycarpum f. fauriei (Franch.) Murata Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 38: 56 (1987) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001323299
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron brachycarpum f. normale (Hara) Kitam. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 25(2-3): 38. 1972 [25 Jul 1972] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001326005
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron brachycarpum subsp. fauriei (Franch.) D.F.Chamb. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 37: 335 (1979) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001364414
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron brachycarpum subsp. tigerstedtii Nitz. Deutsche Baumschule 1970(7): 207. [Jul 1970] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001368425
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron brachycarpum subsp. tigerstedtii Nitz. ex D.H.Voss J. Amer. Rhododendron Soc. 55: 157 (2001) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001358744
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron brachycarpum var. tigerstedtii (Nitz.) Davidian Rhododendron Species, 3 (Ser. Neriiflorum-Thomsonii, etc.) 157. 1992 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001402277
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron californicum var. washingtonianum Zabel ex Rehder Cycl. Amer. Hort. [L.H.Bailey] 4: 1522. 1902 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001396497
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron candidum Rehder in L.H.Bailey Stand. Cycl. Hort. 5: 2945. 1916 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000403317
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron chamberlainii Craven Blumea 56: 34 (2011) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000749229
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron cistiflorum St.-Lag. Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 133 (1880) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000402999
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron crouxii Rehder in E.H.Wilson & Rehder Monogr. Azaleas : 194 (1921) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400437
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron epilosum Argent Rhododendrons Camellias Magnolias 60: 86 (fig.). 2009 [Feb 2009?] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000744591
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron gandavense Rehder Monogr. Azaleas [E.H. Wilson & A. Rehder] 178 (1921). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400640
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron gaultherioides Boiss. & Balansa ex Boiss. Pl. Or. Nov. Dec. i. 4. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400643
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron gaultherioides Boiss. Fl. Orient. [Boissier] 3: 1022, indice, 968, pro syn. 1875 [Sep-Oct 1875] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400650
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron glaucum (Lam.) Sweet Hort. Brit. , ed. 2: 344 (1830) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400664
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron haemaleum var. atrorubrum (Cowan) Davidian Rhododendron Species, 3 (Ser. Neriiflorum-Thomsonii, etc.) 124 (1992):. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001402274
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron haemaleum var. mesaeum (Balf.f. ex Cowan) Davidian Rhododendron Species, 3 (Ser. Neriiflorum-Thomsonii, etc.) 124 (1992):. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001402275
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron horaeum var. rubens (Cowan) Davidian Rhododendron Species, 3 (Ser. Neriiflorum-Thomsonii, etc.) 129 (1992):. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001402276
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron japonicum (Blume) C.K.Schneid. Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. [C.K.Schneider] 2(9): 490. 1909 [25 Aug 1909] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400694
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron lamprophyllum var. ovalifolium T.Yamaz. Revis. Gen. Rhododendron Japan, Taiwan, Korea & Sakhalin 28 (1996). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001402531
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron leptanthum var. warianum (Schltr.) Argent Edinburgh J. Bot. 52: 365 (1995) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001390431
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron periclymenoides f. glandiferum (Porter) C.F.Reed Phytologia 63: 411. 1987 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001403256
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron periclymenoides f. glandiferum (Porter) Uttal Sida 13: 169. 1988 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001403257
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron poukhanense H.Lév. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 5: 100 (1908) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400184
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron procumbens E.H.L.Krause Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 9: 214 (1901) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400217
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron pulchellum Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 287. 1796 [Nov-Dec 1796] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000400251
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron scyphocalyx var. septendrionale Tagg ex Davidian Rhododendron Species, 2 (Ser. Arboreum-Lacteum) 308 (1989). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001401983
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron sinense f. flavum Miyoshi Saishin Shokubutsugaku Kôgi 3: t. 32. 1921 [Jan 1921] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001325649
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron sophistarum Craven Blumea 56: 35 (2011) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000749226
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron teysmannii Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv. : 585 (1861) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000405664
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron tsusiophyllum Sugim. J. Jap. Bot. 31: 64 (1956) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000405636
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron wasonii var. rhododactylum (hort.) Davidian Rhododendron Species, 3 (Ser. Neriiflorum-Thomsonii, etc.) 238 (1992):. Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001402278
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron wasonii var. wenchuanense L.C.Hu Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 5(4): 156 (1986) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001389065
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron yakusimanum subsp. makinoi (Tagg) D.F.Chamb. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 37: 336 (1979) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001364421
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron yakusimanum var. intermedium (Sugim.) T.Yamaz. Fl. Japan 3a: 41 (1993) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001390281