Rhododendron subsect. Tsutsusi

Rhododendron subsection Tsutsusi is a subsection of the genus Rhododendron, in section Tsutsusi, subgenus Azaleastrum, consisting of 66 species of Azaleas.

Rhododendron subsect. Tsutsusi
Rhododendron indicum
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
Section: Rhododendron sect. Tsutsusi
Subsection: Rhododendron subsect. Tsutsusi
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Type species
Rhododendron indicum
Species

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Description edit

Leaves generally deciduous but some apical leaves over winter and are dimorphic, young twigs with flattened multicellular hairs that are widely distributed.[2]

Taxonomy edit

For etymology, see section Tsutsusi.

Species edit

Selected species include;[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ Sweet R. The British Flower Garden. Ser. 2, 1: 95 Ridgway, London (1831)
  2. ^ a b Kron, A.; Powell, E. A. (2009). "Molecular Systematics of Rhododendron Subgenus Tsutsusi (Rhodoreae, Ericoideae, Ericaceae)". Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 66 (1): 81–95. doi:10.1017/s0960428609005071.
  3. ^ "Genus Rhododendron Taxonomic Tree". American Rhododendron Society. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

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