Endemic to Japan; introduced into Baltic States, Connecticut, New Jersey (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
France, Paris (5th arrondissement. Jardin des Plantes)
Location Remarks
Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Peru, Cusco, Calca (Jardin des Plantes)
-12.983889, -72.063333
Location Remarks
Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Rhododendron
Specific Epithet
japonicum
Authorship
(A.Gray) Suringar
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#316,944 of 335,497
Top 95%
Extinction probability
12%