Rhododendron subg. Rhododendron
Rhododendron subgenus Rhododendron is a subgenus of the genus Rhododendron. With around 400 species, it is the largest of the eight subgenera (more recently reduced to five) containing nearly half of all known species of Rhododendron and all of the lepidote (scales on the underside of the leaves) species.
Rhododendron subg. Rhododendron | |
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Rhododendron ferrugineum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Rhododendron |
Subgenus: | R. subg. Rhododendron L. |
Type species | |
Rhododendron ferrugineum | |
Sections | |
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