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Rhododendron sect. Pentanthera

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Ericaceae

Subgenus
  
Pentanthera

Order
  
Ericales

Genus
  
Rhododendron

Rank
  
Section

Rhododendron sect. Pentanthera

Scientific name
  
Rhododendron sect. Pentanthera

Higher classification
  
Rhododendron subg. Pentanthera

Similar
  
Rhododendron subg Pentanthera, Rhododendron arborescens, Rhododendron prunifolium, Rhododendron periclymenoides, Rhododendron luteum

Rhododendron sect. Pentanthera is a section of subgenus Pentanthera in the genus Rhododendron. It comprises 15-16 species of deciduous shrubs native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

Contents

It includes two subsections:

  • Pentathera
  • Sinensia

    • Subsection Pentanthera (16 species)

    Selected species
  • Rhododendron alabamense
  • Rhododendron arborescens
  • Rhododendron atlanticum
  • Rhododendron austrinum
  • Rhododendron calendulaceum
  • Rhododendron canescens
  • Rhododendron colemanii
  • Rhododendron cumberlandense
  • "Rhododendron eastmanii"
  • Rhododendron flammeum
  • Rhododendron luteum
  • Rhododendron occidentale
  • Rhododendron periclymenoides
  • Rhododendron prinophyllum (rose azalea, roseshell azalea)
  • Rhododendron prunifolium
  • Rhododendron viscosum (Swamp azalea)

    • Subsection Sinensia (1 species)

    Selected species
  • Rhododendron molle (syn. R. japonicum)

    • The section is closely related to sect. Rhodora, differing from it in the flower corolla having five fully developed lobes, whereas sect. Rhodora has the upper three lobes joined into a single three-lipped lobe.

    Cultivation

    Most (but not all) of the cultivated azaleas belong to species in this section, and hybrids derived from them.

    References

    Rhododendron sect. Pentanthera Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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