Rhododendron indicum explained

Rhododendron indicum is an azalea Rhododendron species native to Japan (S & W Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Yakushima).^[1]

Taxonomy

It is the type species for the Tsutsusi section and subsection, and was the original Tsutsusi described by Engelbert Kaempfer in Japan in 1712,^[2] from the Japanese name Kirishima-tsutsuji.

Cultivation

There are many cultivars,^[3] including the Satsuki azaleas.

Bibliography

• The Linnaean Plant Name Typification Project: Azalea indica L.
• Steve Cafferty and Charles E. Jarvis. Typification of Linnaean Plant Names in Ericaceae. Taxon Vol. 51, No. 4 (Nov., 2002), pp. 751-753

External links

• Hirsutum.com

Notes and References

1. http://www.rhododendron.org/descriptionS_new.asp?ID=113 American Rhododendron Society: Description of Rhododendron indicum
2. "Tsutsusi" in Kaempfer, Amoen. Exot. Fasc.: t. 846. 1712
3. Web site: [Rhododendron indicum] nave rdictionary]. 영산홍 (우리 생활 속의 나무, 2008. 3. 25.).