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Rhododendron jasminiflorum

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Rhododendron jasminiflorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species:
R. jasminiflorum
Binomial name
Rhododendron jasminiflorum
Hook. (1850)[1]
Synonyms[1]

Azalea jasminiflora (Hook.) Kuntze (1891)

Rhododendron jasminiflorum is a rhododendron species native to Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, and the Philippines.[1]

Description

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Growing to 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in height, it is an evergreen shrub with clusters of slightly fragrant, narrowly trumpet-shaped flowers that open pink, turning white.[2]

Range and habitat

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Rhododendron jasminiflorum is native to Peninsular Malaysia, northern and eastern Sumatra, Sarawak on Borneo, and the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.[2][1]

It grows in humid forests from sea level to 3,100 meters elevation, most commonly in lower montane forests at about 1,000 m.[2]

Subspecies

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Five subspecies are accepted:[1]

  • Rhododendron jasminiflorum subsp. chamaepitys (Sleumer) Argent – Borneo (Sarawak: Gunung Lambir)
  • Rhododendron jasminiflorum subsp. copelandii (Merr.) Argent – Philippines (Mindanao)
  • Rhododendron jasminiflorum subsp. heusseri (J.J.Sm.) Argent – northern and eastern Sumatra
  • Rhododendron jasminiflorum subsp. jasminiflorum – Peninsular Malaysia
  • Rhododendron jasminiflorum subsp. oblongifolium (Sleumer) Argent – Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo (Sarawak)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Rhododendron jasminiflorum Hook. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Rhododendron jasminiflorum". Trees and Shrubs Online. International Dendrology Society. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  • Bot. Mag. 76: t. 4524 1850.