Ericaceae
Rhododendron

Rhododendron rubellum Sleumer

First published in Reinwardtia 5: 94 (1960)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Papua New Guinea. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Guinea

Classification

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Publications

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

  • Gibbs, D., Chaimberlain, D. & Argent, G. (2011). The red list of Rhododendrons: 1-128. Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Richmond, U.K.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 18, 1978 Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J. [1699] K000082862 No
Aug 18, 1978 Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J. [1647] K000082861 No
Aug 18, 1978 Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J. [1698] K000082860 No
Jan 1, 1973 Royen, P., van [NGF20382] K000082859 No
Nov 1, 1956 Giulianetti, A.; English, A.C. [s.n.] K000082858 No
Nov 1, 1956 Giulianetti, A. [s.n.] K000082856 No
Nov 1, 1956 Giulianetti, A.; English, A.C. [s.n.] K000082857 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.

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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