Native to Bulgaria, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Portugal, Spain, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe; introduced into Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Madeira, Myanmar, Netherlands (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

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

Occurrences

Davidson, C 12482

June 11, 2014

Location

Georgia, Adjara, Keda

41.543417, 42.023389

Location Remarks

Koslitavi, branch of Merisi Gorge. Steep slopes above Akavreti River, landmark Koslitavi. Following a winding dirt road generally southeast of Keda. 941 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Nino Memiadze, Shalva Sikharulidze, David Kikodze, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Shrub 1 m.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Ericaceae

Genus

Rhododendron

Specific Epithet

ponticum

Authorship

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.2

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

0.2

Global rank

#209,513 of 335,497

Top 63%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →