Ericaceae
Rhododendron

Rhododendron chunii W.P.Fang

First published in Sunyatsenia 7: 1 (1948)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (N. Guangdong, Guangxi) to Vietnam. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China Southeast, Vietnam

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gibbs, D., Chaimberlain, D. & Argent, G. (2011). The red list of Rhododendrons: 1-128. Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Richmond, U.K.
  • Nguyen, T.T.H. & Nguyen, T.H. (2012). New records of two species of Rhododendron L. (Ericaceae Juss.) for the flora of Vietnam. Journal of Biology (Vietnam) 34: 446-451.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2005). Flora of China 14: 1-581. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Gibbs, D., Chaimberlain, D. & Argent, G. (2011). The red list of Rhododendrons: 1-128. Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Richmond, U.K.
  • Nguyen, T.T.H. & Nguyen, T.H. (2012). New records of two species of Rhododendron L. (Ericaceae Juss.) for the flora of Vietnam. Journal of Biology (Vietnam) 34: 446-451.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0