Rhododendron caucasicum

Rhododendron caucasicum

Taxonavigation

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:

Name

Rhododendron caucasicum Pall., Fl. Ross. i. 46. t. 31.

Synonyms

  • Azalea caucasica (Pall.) Kuntze
  • Rhododendron nobleanum hort. ex Lindl.
  • Rhododendron pulcherrimum Lindl.

Hybrids

R. × davisianum – R. × pulcherrimum – R. × stanwellianum – R. × sochadzeae

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Western Asia
      • Northern Caucasus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia [Caucasus], NE-Turkey

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

  • English: Georgian Snow Rose
  • հայերեն: Մրտավարդ կովկասյան
  • ქართული: დეკა (მცენარე)
  • ирон: Фугæ
  • polski: Różanecznik kaukaski
  • русский: Рододендрон кавказский
  • Türkçe: Kafkas ormangülü
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