Rhododendron indicum is an azalea Rhododendron species native to Japan (S & W Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Yakushima).[4]
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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. Azaleastrum |
| Section: | Rhododendron sect. Tsutsusi |
| Subsection: | Rhododendron subsect. Tsutsusi |
| Species: | R. indicum
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| Binomial name | |
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Taxonomy
editIt is the type species for the Tsutsusi section and subsection, and was the original Tsutsusi described by Engelbert Kaempfer in Japan in 1712,[5] from the Japanese name Kirishima-tsutsuji.
Cultivation
editThere are many cultivars,[6] including the Satsuki azaleas.
Gallery
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Close up of flower -
Bonsai -
Natural habitat -
Hedge
References
edit- ^ Brit. Fl. Gard. 5: t. 128 1831.
- ^ Sp. P1.: 150. 1 May 1753
- ^ The Plant List: Rhododendron indicum
- ^ American Rhododendron Society: Description of Rhododendron indicum
- ^ "Tsutsusi" in Kaempfer, Amoen. Exot. Fasc.: t. 846. 1712
- ^ "[Rhododendron indicum] nave rdictionary". 영산홍 (우리 생활 속의 나무, 2008. 3. 25.).
Bibliography
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