Taxon:  Rhododendron arboreum Sm. subsp. delavayi (Franch.) D. F. Chamb.



Summary
Genus:
Rhododendron
Subgenus:
Hymenanthes
Section:
Ponticum
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Ericoideae
Tribe:
Rhodoreae
Nomen number:
418078
Place of publication:
Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 37:328.  1979
Verified:
02/28/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Rhododendron arboreum Sm. (0 active accession[s])
Rhododendron arboreum Sm. subsp. arboreum (0 active accession[s])
Rhododendron arboreum Sm. subsp. cinnamomeum (Lindl.) Tagg var. cinnamomeum Lindl. (0 active accession[s])
Rhododendron arboreum Sm. subsp. nilagiricum (Zenker) Tagg (0 active accession[s])
Rhododendron arboreum Sm. subsp. zeylanicum (T. J. Booth) Tagg (0 active accession[s])
Rhododendron arboreum Sm. var. arboreum (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Rhododendron delavayi Franch.

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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 39:331.
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Rhododendron delavayi Franch.
  3. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqun.w.Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Rhododendron delavayi Franch.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Shengw.Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Rhododendron delavayi Franch.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Shengs.w.Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Rhododendron delavayi Franch.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiqus.Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Rhododendron delavayi Franch.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Rhododendron delavayi Franch.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaArunachal Pradesh  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssam  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaManipur  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMeghalaya  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar n. 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand n. 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu (n.w.), Guizhou Sheng (w.), Sichuan Sheng (s.w.), Xizang Zizhiqu (s.), Yunnan Sheng]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India [Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh]
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar (n.), Thailand (n.)

Reference(s)
  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Rhododendron delavayi Franch.
  2. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
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=418078. Accessed 12 May 2026.