Taxon:  Rhododendron molle (Blume) G. Don subsp. japonicum (A. Gray) Kron



Summary
Genus:
Rhododendron
Subgenus:
Hymenanthes
Section:
Pentanthera
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Ericoideae
Tribe:
Rhodoreae
Nomen number:
405207
Place of publication:
Edinburgh J. Bot. 50:279.  1993
Verified:
02/15/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
5 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Rhododendron molle (Blume) G. Don (1 active accession[s])
Rhododendron molle (Blume) G. Don subsp. molle (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Azalea japonica A. Gray

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Rhododendron japonicum (A. Gray) Valck. Sur.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Azalea sinensis Lodd. et al.
Rhododendron japonicum (A. Gray) Valck. Sur. var. glaucophyllum H. Hara ex Ohwi, nom. inval.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
  3. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: = Rhododendron japonicum (A. Gray) J. V. Suringar
  4. Kron, K. A. 1993. A revision of Rhododendron section Pentanthera. Edinburgh J. Bot. 50:249-364.
  5. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976) Note: = Rhododendron japonicum (A. Gray) J. V. Suringar
  6. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: as Rhododendron japonicum (A. Gray) J. V. Suringar
  7. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary. Note: = Rhododendron japonicum
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishJapanese azalea as Rhododendron japonicum11961. Webster's third new international dictionary. Note: = Rhododendron japonicum
Swedishjapanazalea  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHokkaidôs.Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: = Rhododendron japonicum (A. Gray) J. V. Suringar
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: = Rhododendron japonicum (A. Gray) J. V. Suringar
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: = Rhododendron japonicum (A. Gray) J. V. Suringar
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: = Rhododendron japonicum (A. Gray) J. V. Suringar
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Hokkaidô (s.), Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku]

Reference(s)
  1. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: = Rhododendron japonicum (A. Gray) J. V. Suringar
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=405207. Accessed 15 April 2026.