Rhododendron subg. Azaleastrum
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Rhododendron subgenus Azaleastrum is a subgenus of the genus Rhododendron.[1]
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Rhododendron subg. Azaleastrum | |
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Rhododendron leptothrium | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Rhododendron |
Subgenus: | Rhododendron subg. Azaleastrum Planch. |
Type species | |
Rhododendron ovatum | |
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The subgenus included two sections, however in 2005, Choniastrum was elevated to subgenus rank, but sections Sciadorhodion and Tsutsusi were added, providing a new total of three sections.[2]
- Azaleastrum sect. Azaleastrum (4 species)
- Azaleastrum sect. Sciadorhodion
- Azaleastrum sect. Tsutsusi (81 species)