Rhododendron kanehirai

Rhododendron kanehirai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Ericales
Family:Ericaceae
Genus:Rhododendron
Section:Rhododendron sect. Tsutsusi
Species: R. kanehirai
Binomial name
Rhododendron kanehirai

Rhododendron kanehirai is a species of plant in the Ericaceae family. It was originally endemic to Taiwan. It has become extinct in the wild, though it still exists in cultivated form.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Lu, S. Y.; Pan, F. J. (1998). "Rhododendron kanehirai". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T37821A10079242. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T37821A10079242.en. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  2. Wilson, Ernest Henry (1921). "The Azaleas of the Old World". A Monograph of Azaleas: Rhododendron Subgenus Anthodendron. By Wilson, Ernest Henry; Rehder, Alfred. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 28.
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