Taxon:  Rhododendron fortunei Lindl. subsp. discolor (Franch.) D. F. Chamb.



Summary
Genus:
Rhododendron
Subgenus:
Hymenanthes
Section:
Ponticum
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Ericoideae
Tribe:
Rhodoreae
Nomen number:
316269
Place of publication:
Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 37:330.  1979
Verified:
10/15/1991 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Rhododendron fortunei Lindl. (9 active accession[s])
Rhododendron fortunei Lindl. subsp. fortunei (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Rhododendron discolor Franch.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Rhododendron houlstonii Hemsl. & E. H. Wilson

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Chamberlain, D. F. 1982. A revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 39:234.
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Rhododendron discolor Franch.
  3. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage Note: = Rhododendron discolor Franch.
  4. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  5. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976) Note: = Rhododendron discolor
  6. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: = Rhododendron discolor Franch.
  7. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
  8. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: = Rhododendron discolor Franch.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaAnhui Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Rhododendron discolor Franch.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Rhododendron discolor Franch.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Rhododendron discolor Franch.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Rhododendron discolor Franch.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHunan Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Rhododendron discolor Franch.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Rhododendron discolor Franch.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShaanxi Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Rhododendron discolor Franch.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Rhododendron discolor Franch.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Shengn.e.Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Rhododendron discolor Franch.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Rhododendron discolor Franch.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng (n.e.), Zhejiang Sheng]

Reference(s)
  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Rhododendron discolor Franch.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=316269. Accessed 15 April 2026.