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Rhododendron L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. 1: 392 (1753)  

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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Synonyms of Rhododendron

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Anthodendron Rchb. Handb. Gewächsk. 1(40): 244 (1827) wfo-4000002441
Azalea L. Sp. Pl. : 150 (1753) wfo-4000003810
Biltia Small Fl. S.E. U.S. : 884 (1903) wfo-4000004641
Candollea Baumg. Baumg., Cat. Hort. Bollw. (1810). wfo-4000006532
Chamaerhododendron Mill. Gard. Dict. Abr. (ed. 4) 1754. wfo-4000007628
Diplarche Hook.f. & Thomson Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 6: 382. 1854. (Dec 1854) wfo-4000011927
Hochenwartia Crantz Inst. 2: 468. 1766. wfo-4000018012
Iposues Raf. Autik. Bot. : 186 (1840) wfo-4000019164
Ledodendron F.de Vos wfo-4000020868
Loiseleria Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs. 416. (1831) wfo-4000022088
Menziesia Sm. Pl. Icon. Ined. : t. 56 (1791) wfo-4000023756
Osmothamnus DC. Pl. Vasc. Gen. 1: 246. 18-2. wfo-4000027386
Plinthocroma Dulac Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées 419. 1867. wfo-4000030400
Rhodazalea Croux J. Soc. Natl. Hort. France , sér. 4, 9: 328 (1908) wfo-4000033011
Stemotis Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 152 (1838) wfo-4000036452
Tsusiophyllum Maxim. Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7 , 16(9): 12 (1871) wfo-4000039525
Waldemaria Klotzsch Bot. Ergebn. Reise Waldemar 99. 1862. wfo-4000040486
Rhodothamnus Lindl. & Paxton Paxton's Fl. Gard. 1:113. (1851) wfo-4100001771

Subgenuses in Rhododendron ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} subgenuses ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

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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 abhayae L.K.Rai NeBIO 5(2): 27. 2014 [Apr 2014] wfo-1000036138
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron adendobracteatum X.F.Gao & Y.L.Peng Acta Bot. Yunnan. 26(5): 493–494 2004 wfo-0001274676
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron albiflorum f. plenum Rehder Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 16: 75 (1907 publ. 1908) wfo-0001321008
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron albiflorum f. poikilon J.K.Henry Torreya 14: 46 (1914) wfo-0001321009
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron albrechtii f. albiflorum T.Yamaz. Revis. Gen. Rhododendron Japan, Taiwan, Korea & Sakhalin : 121 (1996) wfo-0001323404
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron albrechtii f. canescens Sugim. J. Geobot. 22: 52 (1975) wfo-0001322947
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron aromaticum Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 1520. 1829 wfo-0000400406
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron aureum var. hypopitys (Pojark.) P.A.Schmidt Beitr. Gehölzk. 61. 1982 [1981 publ. 1982] isonym wfo-0001400250
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron azaleoides Desf. Tabl. École Bot., ed. 2. 272. 1815 wfo-0000400382
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron brachyantherum Warb. ex Sarasin 1856-1929">P.Sarasin & Sarasin Reis. Celebes 2: 329 (1905) wfo-0000400459
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron brookeanum var. kinabaluense (Argent, A.L.Lamb & Phillipps) Argent Edinburgh J. Bot. 52: 363 (1995) wfo-0001390428
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron brookeanum var. moultonii (Ridl.) Argent Edinburgh J. Bot. 52: 364 (1995) wfo-0001390429
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron broughtonianum André Pl. Terr. Bruyères : 166 (1864) wfo-0001328608
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron californicum var. washingtonianum Zabel ex Rehder Cycl. Amer. Hort. [L.H.Bailey] 4: 1522. 1902 wfo-0001396497
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron campanulatum var. wallichii (Hook.f.) Hook.f. wfo-1200041346
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron canadense f. viridifolium Fernald in E.H.Wilson & Rehder Monogr. Azaleas [E.H. Wilson & A. Rehder] 122. 1921 wfo-0001324469
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron carnarvonii Sweet Hort. Brit. [Sweet], ed. 2. 342, nomen. 1830 wfo-0000403309
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron carolinianum f. luteum Frisbie J. Arnold Arbor. 40: 156. 1959 described from cultivated material wfo-0001324470
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron catawbiense f. insulare Coker J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 35: 81, pl. 1919 wfo-0001324471
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron catawbiense f. tomopetalum Rehder J. Arnold Arbor. 20: 424 (1939) wfo-0001321013
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron chiliangense S.S.Ying New Taxa New Names 5: 217.2022 wfo-1000042779
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron chlorops Stair Rhododendron Soc. Notes 3(5): 308 (1929-1931 publ. 1932) wfo-0000403048
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron chrysocalyx subsp. meridionale (P.C.Tam) X.F.Jin & B.Y.Ding Nordic J. Bot. 27(3): 199. 2009 [6 Jun 2009] ; and in Taxon. Study Rhododendron subgen. Tsutsusi: 158. 2009 wfo-0001368301
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron cinnabarinum var. breviforme Davidian J. Amer. Rhododendron Soc. 36: 16 (1982) wfo-0001388286
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron concinnum f. laetevirens Cowan Bot. Mag. 147: , pl. 8912 1938 wfo-0001250729
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron crinigerum var. euadenium Hutch. Spec. Rhododendron : 134 (1930) wfo-0001381105
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron crouxii f. plenum Rehder in E.H.Wilson & Rehder Monogr. Azaleas [E.H. Wilson & A. Rehder] 195. 1921 wfo-0001324472
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron cunninghamii K.Koch Dendrologie 2(1): 166. 1872 [Dec 1872] wfo-0000400439
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron dauricum f. albiflorum (Turcz.) C.F.Fang see Y.C. Zhu in Pl. Medic. Chinae Bor.-Orient. (ed. Y.C. Zhu) 864 (1989):. 1995 wfo-0001325348
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron dauricum f. albiflorum (Turcz.) C.F.Fang in Clavis Pl. Chinae Bor.-Or. ed. 2 (ed. P.Y. Fu) 496 (1995), isonym;. wfo-0001326761
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron dauricum f. albiflorum (Turcz.) Y.C.Chu in Pl. Medic. Chinae Bor.-orient. (ed. Zhu You Chang) 864 (1989):. wfo-0001326674
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron delavayi var. puberulum Xiang Chen & X.Chen Seeds 29 (1):65-67. (2010) wfo-1200001322
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron detampullum Chun ex P.C.Tam wfo-1000002489
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron detonsum Balf.f. & Forrest Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 11: 48 (1919) wfo-0001275655
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron dielsianum var. stylotrichum Sleumer Reinwardtia 5: 80. 1960 (1960) wfo-1200011697
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron dilatatum f. hypopilosum Sa.Kurata Illustr. Forest Trees Japan 3: 124. 1971 wfo-0001326006
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron dilatatum f. lasiocarpum (H.Hara) T.Yamaz. Fl. Jap. (Iwatsuki et al., eds.) 3a: 33. 1993 wfo-0001326721
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron dilatatum var. boreale Sugim. Unknown Publ. wfo-1200011411
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron dilatatum var. lasiocarpum (H.Hara) T.Yamaz. Revis. Gen. Rhododendron Japan, Taiwan, Korea & Sakhalin : 93 (1996) wfo-0001390606
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron dilatatum var. nippoense Minamit. J. Jap. Bot. 93(2): 88. 2018 wfo-1200002684
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron ellipticum Hoffmanns. Verz. Pfl.-Kult. Nachtr. 2: 194. 1826 wfo-0000400753
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron ellipticum var. tanakae (Hayata) S.S.Ying Coloured Ill. Fl. Taiwan 5: 122. 1995 [15 Sep 1995] , as 'tanakai' wfo-0001400424
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron emasculum W.Watson Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 53: 230 (1913) wfo-0000400811
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron fauriei var. rufescens Nakai Trees Shrubs Japan, Revis. Ed. 1: 56 1927 wfo-1200067669
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron fragrans DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 7(2): 722. 1839 [late Dec 1839] wfo-0000400803
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron furbishii (Lemmon & McKay) H.H.Hume pro sp., Leach, Gard. J. 9: 4. 1959. wfo-0000400798
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron gandavense f. plenum Rehder Bibliogr. Cult. Trees 520. 1949 wfo-0001324473
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron gandavense var. plenum Rehder in E.H.Wilson & Rehder Monogr. Azaleas : 179 (1921) wfo-0001377227
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron glaucaenum Biswas Rec. Bot. Surv. India v. 458 (1940). wfo-0000400636
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron gowenianum Sweet Brit. Fl. Gard. 3: t. 263 (1828) wfo-0000400654
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron grande var. singalense U.Rai, Lama, N.Thapa & Baraily Pleione 8(1): 161. 2014 [30 Jul 2014] wfo-1200010719
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron graveolens Bull Catal. (1887) ii. wfo-0000400657
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron haemaleum var. atrorubrum (Cowan) Davidian Rhododendron Species, 3 (Ser. Neriiflorum-Thomsonii, etc.) 124 (1992):. 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):. wfo-0001402275
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron hippophaeoides var. occidentale Philipson 1925-2015">M.N.Philipson & Philipson Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 34: 20 (1975) wfo-0001386926
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron holmleaense Rehder Man. Cult. Trees : 683 (1927) wfo-0000400702
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron horaeum var. rubens (Cowan) Davidian Rhododendron Species, 3 (Ser. Neriiflorum-Thomsonii, etc.) 129 (1992):. wfo-0001402276
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron ignicolor Warb. ex Sarasin 1856-1929">P.Sarasin & Sarasin Reisen Celebes 2: 42. 1905 wfo-0000400711
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron indicum f. otakumi T.Yamaz wfo-1200001356
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron indicum var. aurantiacum G.Don Gen. Hist. 3: 846. 1834 [8-15 Nov 1834] wfo-0001398769
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron intermedium Wender. Flora 9(1): 357. 1826 wfo-0000400671
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron jamesianum Millais Rhododendrons Ser. II. 165 (1924), nomen. wfo-0000400701
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron japonoheptamerum f. albiflorum (Takeda) T.Yamaz. Fl. Jap. (Iwatsuki et al., eds.) 3a: 41. 1993 wfo-0001326726
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron japonoheptamerum f. leucanthum (Nakai) T.Yamaz. Fl. Jap. (Iwatsuki et al., eds.) 3a: 41. 1993 wfo-0001326727
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron japonoheptamerum var. kyomaruense (T.Yamaz.) T.Yamaz. Fl. Japan 3a: 41 (1993) wfo-0001390282
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron jasminiflorum subsp. heusseri (J.J.Sm.) Argent Rhododendrons subgen. Vireya : 159 (2006) wfo-0001360858
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron kaempferi f. kozushimense T.Yamaz. Revis. Gen. Rhododendron Japan, Taiwan, Korea & Sakhalin 60 (1996). wfo-0001326771
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron kaempferi var. macrogemmum Nakai Unknown Publ. wfo-1200011705
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron kaempferi var. mikawanum (Makino) Makino Unknown Publ. wfo-1200011750
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron kansuense Millais Rhododendrons , ser. 2: 67 (1924) wfo-0000400038
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron kesselringii E.L.Wolf Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 19: 286 (1910 publ. 1911) wfo-0000400064
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron kiyosumense subsp. mayebaraeohsumiense (Makino) Makino Unknown Publ. wfo-1200011485
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron kosterianum C.K.Schneid. Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 499 (1911) wfo-0000400061
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron kwangsiense var. obovatifolium P.C.Tam Guihaia 3(3): 178. 1983 wfo-0001401594
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron laetevirens Rehder Stand. Cycl. Hort. 6: 3571, 3574 (1917) wfo-0000400109
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron lamprophyllum var. ovalifolium T.Yamaz. Revis. Gen. Rhododendron Japan, Taiwan, Korea & Sakhalin 28 (1996). wfo-0001402531
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron lapponicum subsp. alpinum (Glehn) A.P.Khokhr. Sosud. Rast. Sovet. Dal'nego Vostoka 5: 133 (1991):. wfo-0001369146
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron lapponicum var. alpinum (Glehn) T.Yamaz. Revis. Gen. Rhododendron Japan, Taiwan, Korea & Sakhalin : 19 (1996) wfo-0001390603
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron lepidotum var. elaeagnoides (Hook.f.) Hook.f. wfo-1200041347
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron linearifolium Poir. Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 6(1): 267. 1804 [2 Oct 1804] wfo-0000399919
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron lobbii H.J.Veitch Cat. Pl. [Veitch] 16 (t.), 22. 1870 wfo-1200009869
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron longiflorum var. heusseri J.J.Sm. Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg , sér. 3, 13: 447 (1935) wfo-0001382943
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron loureiriana G.Don Gen. Hist. 3: 846 (1834) wfo-0001276080
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron luscombei W.Watson Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 11: 780 (1892) wfo-0000399921
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron malayanum f. latifolium Sleumer Reinwardtia 5: 103. 1960 (1960) wfo-1200001564
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron manglesii H.J.Veitch Gard. Chron. , n.s., 24: 48 (1885) wfo-0000399993
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron mariae subsp. flumineum (W.P.Fang & M.Y.He) X.F.Jin & B.Y.Ding Nordic J. Bot. 27(3): 197. 2009 [6 Jun 2009] ; and in Taxon. Study Rhododendron subgen. Tsutsusi: 154. 2009 wfo-0001368300
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron mariae subsp. microphyton (Franch.) X.F.Jin & B.Y.Ding Nordic J. Bot. 27: 195 (2009) wfo-0001361597
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron maximum f. viridimaculatum Peck Rep. (Annual) Regents Univ. State New York New York State Mus. 47: 157 (reprint 31). 1894 wfo-0001324474
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron maximum var. leachii B.E.Harkn. ex D.H.Voss J. Amer. Rhododendron Soc. 55(3): 158 (2001). wfo-0001391095
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron maximum var. roseum Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. (Pursh) 1: 297. 1813 [Dec 1813] wfo-0001396502
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron mayebarae f. leucanthum (Hatus.) T.Yamaz. Fl. Japan 3a: 38 (1993) wfo-0001323371
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron medoense var. adenostylum W.P.Fang & M.Y.He Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 3(1): 2 (1983) wfo-0001388448
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron meridionale var. minus P.C.Tam Guihaia 2(2): 72. 1982 wfo-0001401577
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron meridionale var. setistylum P.C.Tam Guihaia 2(2): 72. 1982 wfo-0001401578
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron metternichii var. degronianum (Carrière) Makino Ill. Fl. Nippon 250. 1940 [2 Oct 1940] wfo-1200027548
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron microcarpum R.L.Liu & L.M.Gao Phytotaxa 356(4): 271. 2018 wfo-1000007435
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron minus f. harbisonii Rehder Rhodora 14: 102. 1912 wfo-0001324475
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron minus var. margarettae Peattie J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 45: 248. 1930 wfo-0001396503
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Rhododendron mitriforme var. setaceum P.C.Tam et P.C. Tam, Survey Gen. Rhododendron S. China 112, 68 (1983). 1982 wfo-0001397734