Rhododendron arboreum Sm.

First published in Exot. Bot. 1: 9 (1805)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to S. Tibet and N. Myanmar. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tibet, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Madeira

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Choudhary, R.K., Srivastava, R.C., Das, A.K. & Lee, J. (2012). Floristic diversity assessment and vegetation analysis of Upper Siang district of eastern Himalaya in North East India. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 42: 222-246.
  • Gibbs, D., Chaimberlain, D. & Argent, G. (2011). The red list of Rhododendrons: 1-128. Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Richmond, U.K.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Mao, A.A., Jeri, L. & Bei, R. (2011). Studies on Rhododendron species of Talle valley wildlife sanctuary and surrounding hills of Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh. Bulletin of Arunachal Forest Research 27: 34-46.
  • Mehboob-ur-Rahman (2012). Wild plants of Swat, Pakistan 1: 1-281. Department of botany, govt. Jehanzeb post graduate college.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1970-1995). Flora of West Pakistan 1-131.
  • 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.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2021). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 3: 1-331. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Sanjappa, M. & Sastry, A.R.K. (eds.) (2014). Fascicles of Flora of India 25: 1-468. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.
  • 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

  • Choudhary, R.K., Srivastava, R.C., Das, A.K. & Lee, J. (2012). Floristic diversity assessment and vegetation analysis of Upper Siang district of eastern Himalaya in North East India. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 42: 222-246.
  • Gibbs, D., Chaimberlain, D. & Argent, G. (2011). The red list of Rhododendrons: 1-128. Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Richmond, U.K.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1970-1995). Flora of West Pakistan 1-131.
  • Sanjappa, M. & Sastry, A.R.K. (eds.) (2014). Fascicles of Flora of India 25: 1-468. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ribu [18098] K005249781 Yes
Griffith; [E.J.E.] [2239] Bhutan K005249782 Yes
Baines, R.; Luke, A.; Summers, A.; Ritchie, W.; Quang Bui Hong; Dzu Van Nguyen; Khang Sinh Nguyen [482] Vietnam K001528909 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 755] Nepal K001111794 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 755] Nepal K001111785 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 755] K001111792 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 755] India K001111786 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baines, R.; Luke, A.; Summers, A.; Ritchie, W.; Hong, Q.B.; Nguyen, D.V.; Nguyen, K.S. [250] Vietnam K001604913 Yes
Kingdon Ward, F. [7140] K005249784 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K:SPC-80266.000 No
[Wheeler Caffe] [813] Burma K005249783 Yes
Booth, T.J. [s.n.] Bhutan K000769726 Type Yes
Kamrup [Cat. no. 755] India K001111791 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hohenacker, R.F. [1102] India K000769722 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [Cat. no. s.n.] India K001132830 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gamble, J.S. [3682A] K005249779 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 755] Nepal K001111793 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Drut] [s.n.] K005249780 Yes
F.K.W. [7968] K005249785 Yes

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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
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    • 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
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