Rhododendron subg. Azaleastrum
Rhododendron leptothrium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Subgenus: Rhododendron subg. Azaleastrum
Planch.
Type species
Rhododendron ovatum
Sections

Rhododendron subgenus Azaleastrum is a subgenus of the genus Rhododendron.[1]

The subgenus included two sections, however in 2005, Choniastrum was elevated to subgenus rank, but sections Sciadorhodion and Tsutsusi were added, providing a new total of three sections.[2]

  • Azaleastrum sect. Azaleastrum (4 species)
  • Azaleastrum sect. Sciadorhodion
  • Azaleastrum sect. Tsutsusi (81 species)

References

  1. Chamberlain, DF; Hyam R; Argent G; Fairweather G; Walter KS (1996). The genus Rhododendron: its classification and synonymy. Royal Botanic gardens Edinburgh. ISBN 1-872291-66-X. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  2. 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.

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