Taxon: Rhododendron molle (Blume) G. Don

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See also subordinate taxa:

• Rhododendron molle subsp. japonicum (1 accessions)
• Rhododendron molle subsp. molle (no accessions)

Common names:

• Chinese azalea   (Source: Hortus 3 [as R. molle]) – English   [Rhododendron molle subsp. molle]
  
• Japanese azalea   (Source: Websters Dict [as R. japonicum]) – English   [Rhododendron molle subsp. japonicum]
  
• japanazalea   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish   [Rhododendron molle subsp. japonicum]
  
• kinesisk azalea   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  

Economic importance:

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Distributional range:

• ASIA-TEMPERATE
  China: China - Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan [e.], Yunnan, Zhejiang
  Eastern Asia: Japan - Hokkaido [s.], Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku

References:

• Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
• Chen Fenghwai & Wu Telin. 1991–. Flora of Guangdong.
• Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959–. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
• Farnsworth, N. R. & D. D. Soejarto. Global importance of medicinal plants (unpublished draft manuscript rev. 23, 1988)
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
• Kron, K. A. 1993. A revision of Rhododendron section Pentanthera. Edinburgh J. Bot. 50:276–283.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Rhododendron molle.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Rhododendron molle.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Rhododendron molle.

Synonyms:

• Azalea japonica A. Gray [≡ Rhododendron molle subsp. japonicum]
  
• Azalea mollis Blume [≡ Rhododendron molle subsp. molle]
  
• Azalea sinensis Lodd. et al. [= Rhododendron molle subsp. japonicum]
  
• Rhododendron japonicum (A. Gray) J. V. Suringar [≡ Rhododendron molle subsp. japonicum]
  (previously associated with 4 accessions)
• "Rhododendron japonicum var. glaucophyllum H. Hara ex Ohwi, nom. inval." [= Rhododendron molle subsp. japonicum]
  

Check other web resources for Rhododendron molle (Blume) G. Don:

• TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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