Rhododendron commonae F.Först.

First published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 223 (1914)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Guinea. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Guinea

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Argent, G. (2015). Rhododendrons of subgenus Vireya, ed. 2: 1-454. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
  • Gibbs, D., Chaimberlain, D. & Argent, G. (2011). The red list of Rhododendrons: 1-128. Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Richmond, U.K.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Argent, G. (2015). Rhododendrons of subgenus Vireya, ed. 2: 1-454. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 1995 Reeve, T.M. [580] K000083058 No
Aug 18, 1978 Vinas, A.; Umba, T. [LAE596541] K000083061 No
Jan 1, 1970 Katik, P.; Kairo, A. [NGF39882] K000083088 No
Jan 1, 1970 Philipson, W.R.; Philipson, M.N. [3466] K000083070 No
Jan 1, 1970 Philipson, W.R.; Philipson, M.N. [3461] K000083072 No
Jan 1, 1970 Womersley, J.S. [NGF24811] K000083086 No
Jan 1, 1970 Philipson, W.R.; Philipson, M.N. [3490] K000083071 No
Jan 1, 1967 Walker [ANU5187] K000083074 No
Jan 1, 1967 Flenley, J.R. [ANU2594] K000083075 No
Nov 1, 1965 Balgooy, M.M.J.v. [656] K000083068 No
Mar 1, 1957 Lane-Poole, C.E. [502] K000083073 No
Royen, P., van [NGF16177] K000083077 No
Royen, P., van [NGF16211] K000083080 No
Millar, A.N. [NGF38312] K000083089 No
Reeve, T.M. [5161B] K000083082 No
Vink, W. [17142] K000083063 No
Schodde, R. [1738] K000083064 No
Vink, W. [16096] K000083078 No
Kores, P.J. [WEI1650] K000083060 No
Hoogland, R.D. [9073] K000083081 No
Kalkman, C. [4880] K000083065 No
Reeve, T.M. [5161A] K000083083 No
Vink, W. [16958] K000083066 No
Vandenberg, J. [NGF35067] K000083085 No
Frodin, D.G. [NGF28221] K000083069 No
Hartley, T.G. [11222] K000083087 No
Brass, L.J.; Collins, J.D. [31276] K000083090 No
Hoogland, R.D. [9788] K000083067 No
Royen, P., van [11605] K000083059 No
Reeve, T.M. [2509] K000083084 No
Royen, P., van [NGF16179] K000083079 No
Brass, L.J. [30113] K000083076 No
Vink, W. [17379] K000083062 No
Verdcourt, B. [4905E] K000083091 No
Hartley, T.G. [12988] Rhododendron pseudonitens K000083117 No
Royen, P., van [NGF30107] Rhododendron pseudonitens K000083119 No
Royen, P., van [NGF30088] Rhododendron pseudonitens K000083118 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
  • 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