Rhododendron arboreum subsp. nilagiricum information from NPGS/GRIN

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Taxon: Rhododendron arboreum Sm. subsp. nilagiricum (Zenker) Tagg

Genus: Rhododendron subgenus: Hymenanthes section: Ponticum
Family: Ericaceae subfamily: Ericoideae tribe: Rhodoreae.
Nomen number: 418076
Place of publication: J. B. Stevenson, Sp. Rhodod. 15. 1930
Name verified on: 28-Feb-2001 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 12-Sep-2003
No species priority site assigned.

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

the 1 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.
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See other conspecific taxa:

Rhododendron arboreum (no accessions)
Rhododendron arboreum subsp. arboreum (no accessions)
Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum (no accessions)
Rhododendron arboreum subsp. delavayi (no accessions)
Rhododendron arboreum subsp. zeylanicum (no accessions)

Distributional range:

Native:

ASIA-TROPICAL
Indian Subcontinent: India - Tamil Nadu

References:

Chamberlain, D. F. 1982. A revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 39:331.

Synonyms:

(≡) Rhododendron arboreum var. nilagiricum (Zenker) C. B. Clarke
(previously associated with 1 accession)
(≡) Rhododendron nilagiricum Zenker (basionym)

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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?418076 (20 June 2013)

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