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Taxon: Rhododendron prunifolium (Small) Millais

Genus: Rhododendron subgenus: Hymenanthes section: Pentanthera
Family: Ericaceae subfamily: Ericoideae tribe: Rhodoreae.
Nomen number: 31521
Place of publication: Rhododendrons 230. 1917
Name verified on: 15-Feb-2001 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 19-Jun-2009
Species priority site is: National Arboretum (NA).
Accessions: 2 in National Plant Germplasm System.


SPECIES OF CONSERVATION CONCERN BECAUSE RARE OR ENDANGERED

Species on the following lists:


Common names:

  • plum-leaf azalea   (Source: Castanea 61:124.1996) – English

Economic importance:


Distributional range:

      Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)

References:

  • Kron, K. A. 1993. A revision of Rhododendron section Pentanthera. Edinburgh J. Bot. 50:327.
  • Luteyn, J. L. et al. 1996. Ericaceae of the southeastern United States. Castanea 61:124.
More:

Synonyms:


Check other databases for Rhododendron prunifolium (Small) Millais:

  • PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
  • 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.
    Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Check other databases for images:

  • PlantSystematics.org
  • Google Images Images 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.

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Cite as:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?31521 (09 February 2010)

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