Rhododendron subg. Choniastrum is a subgenus of the genus Rhododendron, originally a section of subgenus Azaleastrum[1] it was elevated to subgenus rank after cladistic analysis revealed that together with Rhododendron it formed a major clade, distinct from other sections of Azaleastrum.[2]
| Rhododendron subg. Choniastrum | |
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| Rhododendron latoucheae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Subgenus: | Rhododendron subg. Choniastrum Franch. |
| Type species | |
| Rhododendron stamineum | |
| Species | |
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Species
editThe subgenus includes twenty species, including;[3]
| Image | Name | Distribution |
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| Rhododendron cavaleriei H.Lév. 1903 | China (Hainan, Guizhou), Vietnam | |
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Rhododendron championiae Hook. 1851 | China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang) |
| Rhododendron dayaoshanense L.M.Gao & D.Z.Li 2003 | China (Guangxi) | |
| Rhododendron feddei H.Lév. 1913 | China (Guangxi) | |
| Rhododendron hancockii Hemsl. 1895 | China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Guangxi, Xizang) | |
| Rhododendron henryi Hance 1881 | China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Zhejiang), Taiwan | |
| Rhododendron huguangense P.C.Tam 1982 | China (Guangxu, Guangdong, Hunan) | |
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Rhododendron latoucheae Franch. 1899 | China, Nansei-shoto to Taiwan |
| Rhododendron longilobum L.M.Gao & D.Z.Li 2003 | China (Yunnan) | |
| Rhododendron mackenzianum Forrest 1920 | China (Xizang, Yunnan), Myanmar | |
| Rhododendron mitriforme P.C.Tam 1982 | China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan) | |
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Rhododendron moulmainense Hook. | China (Fujian, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan) India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand |
| Rhododendron stamineum Franch. 1886 | China (Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang) | |
| Rhododendron subestipitatum Chun ex P.C.Tam 1982 | China (Guangdong) | |
| Rhododendron taiense Hutch. 1938 | Thailand | |
| Rhododendron taishunense B.Y.Ding & Y.Y.Fang 1987 | China (Zhejiang) | |
| Rhododendron truncatovarium L.M.Gao & D.Z.Li 2004 publ. 2005 | China (Yunnan, Guangxi) | |
| Rhododendron tutcherae Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson 1910 | China (Yunnan) | |
| Rhododendron vaniotii H.Lév. 1914 | China (Guizhou) | |
| Rhododendron westlandii Hemsl. 1889 | China (Guizhou) |
References
edit- ^ Chamberlain DF, Hyam R, Argent G, Fairweather G, Walter KS (1996). ‘The genus Rhododendron: its classification and synonymy.’ Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine (Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: Edinburgh) ISBN 1 872291 66 X
- ^ Goetsch, Loretta A.; Eckert, Andrew J.; Hall, Benjamin D. (July–September 2005). "The molecular systematics of Rhododendron (Ericaceae): a phylogeny based upon RPB2 gene sequences". Systematic Botany. 30 (3): 616–626. doi:10.1600/0363644054782170. S2CID 51949019.
- ^ "Rhododendron subg. Choniastrum (Sleumer) Franch". worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
Bibliography
edit- Craven, L.A.; Goetsch, L.A.; Hall, B.D.; Brown, G.K. (2008). "Classification of the Vireya group of Rhododendron (Ericaceae)". Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. 53 (2): 435. doi:10.3767/000651908X608070.
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