Rhododendron japonicum

Rhododendron japonicum, the Japanese azalea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to Japan. A deciduous shrub reaching 8 ft (2.4 m) but usually half that, it is found in grasslands and open scrub, never in dense thickets or woodlands. It is very similar to the Chinese endemic Rhododendron molle, to the extent that its cultivars are customarily grouped with the cultivars of R. molle. It is popularly cultivated as a bonsai tree.

Rhododendron japonicum
Flowers
Habit
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species:
R. japonicum
Binomial name
Rhododendron japonicum
Synonyms
List
    • Azalea japonica A.Gray
    • Azalea macrostemon (Maxim.) Kuntze
    • Azalea mollis var. glabrior (Miq.) Regel
    • Azalea sinensis var. glabrior (Miq.) Maxim.
    • Rhododendron japonicum f. aureum E.H.Wilson
    • Rhododendron japonicum f. canescens Sugim.
    • Rhododendron japonicum f. flavum (Miyoshi) Nakai
    • Rhododendron japonicum f. glaucophyllum (Nakai) H.Hara
    • Rhododendron japonicum var. glaucophyllum Nakai
    • Rhododendron japonicum f. multifidum Nakai
    • Rhododendron macrostemon Maxim.
    • Rhododendron molle f. canescens (Sugim.) Yonek.
    • Rhododendron molle f. flavum (Miyoshi) Yonek.
    • Rhododendron molle var. glabrior Miq.
    • Rhododendron molle f. glaucophyllum (Nakai) Yonek.
    • Rhododendron molle subsp. japonicum (A.Gray) Kron
    • Rhododendron molle f. multifidum (Nakai) Yonek.
    • Rhododendron sinense f. flavum Miyoshi
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