Taxon:  Rhododendron rex H. Lév. subsp. fictolacteum (Balf. f.) D. F. Chamb.



Summary
Genus:
Rhododendron
Subgenus:
Hymenanthes
Section:
Ponticum
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Ericoideae
Tribe:
Rhodoreae
Nomen number:
405029
Place of publication:
Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 36:330.  1979
Verified:
04/16/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Rhododendron rex H. Lév. (0 active accession[s])
Rhododendron rex H. Lév. subsp. rex (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Rhododendron fictolacteum Balf. f.

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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 39:255-256.
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  3. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage Note: = Rhododendron fictolacteum
  4. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976) Note: = Rhododendron fictolacteum
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiqus.e.Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Shengn.w.Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar n.e. 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Xizang Zizhiqu (s.e.), Yunnan Sheng (n.w.)]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar (n.e.)

Reference(s)
  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
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=405029. Accessed 15 April 2026.