Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes
| Rhododendron subgenus Hymenanthes | |
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| Rhododendron ponticum | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Subgenus: | Hymenanthes (Blume) K.Koch |
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Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes is a subgenus of the genus Rhododendron, with a widespread distribution in the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The species are evergreen shrubs and small to medium-sized trees (up to 20 m tall), with medium-sized to large leaves (very large, over 40 cm long, in a few species). The flowers are large, produced in terminal trusses of 5-40 together.[1]
The subgenus includes one section, Rhododendron sect. Ponticum, divided into 24 subsections and about 140 species. In 2005 the subgenus was expanded by adding section Pentanthera.[2]
Section Ponticum (24 subsections)
- R. subsect. Arborea (three species)
- R. subsect. Argyrophylla (six species)
- R. subsect. Auriculata (one species, R. auriculatum)
- R. subsect. Barbata (two species)
- R. subsect. Campanulata (two species)
- R. subsect. Campylocarpa (four species)
- R. subsect. Falconera (seven species)
- R. subsect. Fortunea (ten species)
- R. subsect. Fulgensia (two species)
- R. subsect. Fulva (two species)
- R. subsect. Glischra (five species)
- R. subsect. Grandia (nine species)
- R. subsect. Griersoniana (one species, R. griersonianum)
- R. subsect. Irrorata (seven species)
- R. subsect. Lanata (one species, R. lanatum)
- R. subsect. Maculifera (six species)
- R. subsect. Neriiflora (19 species)
- R. subsect. Parishia (three species)
- R. subsect. Pontica (13 species)
- R. subsect. Selensia (five species)
- R. subsect. Taliensia (20 species)
- R. subsect. Thomsonia (seven species)
- R. subsect. Venatora (one species, R. venator)
- R. subsect. Williamsiana (one species, R. williamsianum)
- Lacteum alliance
Section Pentanthera (2 subsections)
- Pentanthera (G. Don) Pojarkova (15 species)
- Sinensia (1 species: Rhododendron molle)
Cultivation
This subgenus includes the majority of the larger evergreen rhododendrons widely grown as ornamental plants. Some species, notably Rhododendron ponticum, have escaped from cultivation and become invasive in some regions such as New Zealand.
References
- ↑ 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. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
Bibliography
- Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan.
- 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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