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

Rhododendron indicum
Scientific 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
Species:	R. indicum
Binomial name
Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet[1]
Synonyms[2]
Azalea indica L.[3] Rhododendron obtusum (Lindl.) Planch.

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

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  Close up of flower
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  Bonsai
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  Natural habitat
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  Hedge

References

Bibliography

• The Linnaean Plant Name Typification Project: Azalea indica L.
• Steve Cafferty and Charles E. Jarvis. Typification of Linnaean Plant Names in Ericaceae. Taxon Vol. 51, No. 4 (Nov., 2002), pp. 751-753

External links

• Hirsutum.com

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