Rhododendron subg. Rhododendron
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| Rhododendron hirsutum | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Subgenus: | Rhododendron L. |
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Rhododendron subgenus Rhododendron is a subgenus of the genus Rhododendron.
The subgenus includes three sections:
- Rhododendron sect. Pogonathum (six species; Himalaya and adjacent mountains)
- Rhododendron sect. Rhododendron (about 120 species in 25 subsections; temperate to subarctic Northern Hemisphere)
- Rhododendron sect. Vireya (about 300 species; tropical southeast Asia, Australasia) – sometimes split off as a ninth subgenus.
[edit] References
- Germplasm Resources Information Network: Rhododendron subgenus Rhododendron
- Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan.
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