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Rhododendron indicum

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Rhododendron indicum is an Azalea Rhododendron species native to Japan (S & W Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Yakushima).^[4]

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,^[5] from the Japanese name Kirishima-tsutsuji.

Cultivation

There are many cultivars,^[6] including the Satsuki azaleas.

Gallery

Close up of flower
Bonsai
Natural habitat
Hedge

References

^ Brit. Fl. Gard. 5: t. 128 1831.
^ Sp. P1.: 150. 1 May 1753
^ The Plant List: Rhododendron indicum
^ American Rhododendron Society: Description of Rhododendron indicum
^ "Tsutsusi" in Kaempfer, Amoen. Exot. Fasc.: t. 846. 1712
^ "[Rhododendron indicum] nave rdictionary". 영산홍 (우리 생활 속의 나무, 2008. 3. 25.).

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