Rhododendron prunifolium information from NPGS/GRIN

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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: 3 in National Plant Germplasm System.

SPECIES OF CONSERVATION CONCERN BECAUSE RARE OR ENDANGERED

Species on the following lists:

Center for Plant Conservation
Check conservation status and distribution in NatureServe Explorer database

Common names:

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

Economic importance:

View ethnobotanical data from Moerman's Native American Ethnobotany Database

Distributional range:

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

NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
Southeastern U.S.A.: United States - Alabama [s.e.], Georgia [s.w.]

References:

Center for Plant Conservation. Center for Plant Conservation National Collection of Endangered Plants (on-line resource).
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:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Rhododendron prunifolium.

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

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Rhododendron prunifolium.

Synonyms:

(≡) Azalea prunifolia Small (basionym)

Check other web resources for Rhododendron prunifolium (Small) Millais:

PLANTS: USDA-NRCS Database of Plants of the United States and its Territories
BONAP: North American Plant Atlas of the Biota of North America Program
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.

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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 (23 May 2013)

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