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Taxon

Rhododendron japonicum (A.Gray) Suringar

Protologue Gartenflora 57(19): 517. 1908 [1 Oct 1908]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Rhododendron japonicum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 054.jpg

Rhododendron japonicum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 054.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhododendron japonicum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 056.jpg

Rhododendron japonicum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 056.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhododendron japonicum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 052.jpg

Rhododendron japonicum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 052.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhododendron japonicum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 053.jpg

Rhododendron japonicum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 053.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Rhododendron japonicum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 055.jpg

Rhododendron japonicum--France. Paris. Jardin des Plantes. 28 Apr 05. 055.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Endemic to Japan; introduced into Baltic States, Connecticut, New Jersey (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

April 28, 2005

Location

Peru, Cusco, Calca (Lares District, Jardin des Plantes)

-12.983889, -72.063333

Location Remarks

Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

April 28, 2005

Location

France, Paris (5th arrondissement. Jardin des Plantes)

Location Remarks

Place Valhubert, along Quai St-Bernard, 5th arrondissement

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Ericaceae

Genus

Rhododendron

Specific Epithet

japonicum

Authorship

(A.Gray) Suringar

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#316,944 of 335,497

Top 95%

Extinction probability

12%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →