Rhododendron catawbiense

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Ericoideae
Tribus: Rhodoreae
Genus: Rhododendron
Subgenus: R. subg. Hymenanthes
Sectio: R. sect. Pontica
Subsectio: R. subsect. Pontica
Species: Rhododendron catawbiense

Name[edit]

Rhododendron catawbiense Michx. (1803)

Synonyms[edit]

Azalea catawbiensis (Michx.) Kuntze
Hymenanthes catawbiensis (Michx.) H.F.Copeland
Rhododendron russelianum Sweet

Homonyms[edit]

Rhododendron catawbiense Hoffmgg. = Rhododendron latoucheae Franch.

Hybrids[edit]

R. × altaclerense – R. × atrosanguineum – R. × cartonianum – R. × fragrans – R. × holmbaense – R. × manglesii – R. × morelianum – R. × russelianum – R. × standishii – R. × stanwellianum – R. × superponticum – R. × wellesleyanum

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:
Rhododendron catawbiense Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA USA (Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Massachusetts, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Michaux, A. 1803. Flora Boreali-Americana: sistens caracteres plantarum quas in America septentrionali collegit et detexit Andreas Michaux. Vol. 1. Parisiis et Argentorati: fratres Levrault. BHL Reference page. : 1: 258.

Links[edit]

Hassler, M. 2020. Rhododendron catawbiense. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 09. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Rhododendron catawbiense in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 09. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Rhododendron catawbiense. Published online. Accessed: May 09 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Rhododendron catawbiense. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 09 May 2020.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rhododendron catawbiense in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2020 May 09.

Vernacular names[edit]

dansk: Catawba-Rododendron
English: Catawba Rhododendron
suomi: Virginianalppiruusu
polski: Różanecznik Katawbijski, Różanecznik Fioletowy

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