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Rhododendron subsect. Tsutsusi

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Ericaceae

Genus
  
Rhododendron

Order
  
Ericales

Subfamily
  
Ericoideae

Subgenus
  
Azaleastrum

Rhododendron subsect. Tsutsusi

Similar
  
Rhododendron subg Choniastrum, Rhododendron subg Pentanthera, Rhododendron sect Vireya, Rhododendron ponticum

Rhododendron subsection Tsutsusi is a subsection of the genus Rhododendron, in section Tsutsusi, subgenus Azaleastrum, consisting of 66 species of Azaleas.

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Description

Leaves generally deciduous but some apical leaves over winter and are dimorphic, young twigs with flattened multicellular hairs that are widely distributed.

Taxonomy

For etymology, see section Tsutsusi.

Species

Selected species include;

  • Rhododendron breviperulatum
  • Rhododendron eriocarpum
  • Rhododendron indicum
  • Rhododendron kaempferi
  • Rhododendron kiusianum
  • Rhododendron mucronatum
  • Rhododendron nakaharae
  • Rhododendron oldhamii
  • Rhododendron rubropilosum
  • Rhododendron scabrum
  • Rhododendron serpyllifolium
  • Rhododendron simsii
  • Rhododendron stenopetalum
  • Rhododendron subsessile
  • Rhododendron tosaense
  • Rhododendron tschonoskii
  • Rhododendron tsusiophyllum
  • Rhododendron yedoense
  • References

    Rhododendron subsect. Tsutsusi Wikipedia