Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet

English: Azalea

German: Alpenrose, Azalee, Rhododendron

Mandarin: 皋月杜鹃 (gao yue du juan)

Portuguese: Azálea, Rododendro

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Ericales (57)

        Family: Ericaceae (28)(family description)

          Genus: Rhododendron (3)

            Epithet: indicum (L.) Sweet (3)

indicum => of Indian origin

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: violet, pink, red

Check for Rhododendron indicum at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [347] Rhododendron indicum - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
• [668] Rhododendron indicum - Plants For A Future database

• [35] Barthlott,W. (1998): Dumonts große Pflanzenenzyklopädie. Dumont Verlag, Köln, Germany.