| Rhododendron subg. Pentanthera | |
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| Rhododendron luteum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Subgenus: | Rhododendron subg. Pentanthera G.Don Gen. Syst. III. 846 (1834) |
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Rhododendron subgenus Pentanthera was a subgenus of the genus Rhododendron. The common name azalea is applied to many of the species, and also to species in some other subgenera.[1] In 2005 it was discontinued and its four sections moved or dismembered.[2]
The subgenus included four sections:
- Rhododendron sect. Pentanthera
- Rhododendron sect. Rhodora
- Rhododendron sect. Sciadorhodion
- Rhododendron sect. Viscidula
References[edit]
- ^ Chamberlain, DF; Hyam R; Argent G; Fairweather G; Walter KS (1996). The genus Rhododendron: its classification and synonymy. Royal Botanic gardens Edinburgh. ISBN 1-872291-66-X. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ^ Goetsch, Loretta A.; Eckert, Andrew J.; Hall, Benjamin D. (July–September 2005). "The molecular systematics of Rhododendron (Ericaceae): a phylogeny based upon RPB2 gene sequences". Systematic Botany. 30 (3): 616–626. doi:10.1600/0363644054782170. S2CID 51949019.
Bibliography[edit]
- Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan.
Subgenera, sections and species of genus Rhododendron, according to morphological (Chamberlain) and phylogenetic (Goetsch, Craven) schemes | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Goetsch (2005) Craven (2008) |
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