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Rhododendron L.

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Rhododendron L., Sp. Pl. 392-393 (1753)
Rhododendron L.

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Exotic
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New Zealand
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L.
L.
1753
392-393
ICN
Rhododendron L.
genus
Rhododendron

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Rhododendron

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Rhododendron L.

Evergreen or deciduous trees, shrubs, or prostrate shrublets, sometimes epiphytic, either scaly (lepidote rhododendrons) or lacking scales (elepidote rhododendrons). Lvs alternate, entire or rarely ± serrulate, petiolate. Fls mostly in terminal panicles, racemes or umbels, much less commonly axillary or solitary, pedicellate, with deciduous scales (perulae). Calyx 5-(10)-lobed, accrescent but sometimes reduced to a rim. Corolla 5-(10)-lobed, very variable in shape but generally campanulate, funnelform or broadly tubular, usually slightly zygomorphic. Stamens usually 5-10, sometimes more, commonly twice as many as corolla lobes, included or exserted; anthers with apical pores. Fr. a woody septicidal capsule, usually ovoid to oblong. Seeds numerous, minute.

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Rhododendron L.
China
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Indonesia
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Japan
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Myanmar
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New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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New Zealand
Otago Land District
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New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
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New Zealand
Wellington Land District
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New Zealand
Westland Land District
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Switzerland
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United Kingdom
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United States

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14c65477-4222-47a9-82d3-212adf911957
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
4 September 2008
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