Ericaceae
Rhododendron

Rhododendron phaeochiton F.Muell.

First published in Trans. Roy. Soc. Victoria, n.s., 1(2): 23 (1889)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Guinea. It is an epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the montane 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

  • 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?
Feb 1, 2002 Reeve, T.M. [68] Papua New Guinea K000082684 No
Feb 1, 2002 Millar, A.N. [NGF40742] K000082685 No
Feb 1, 2002 Cruttwell, N.E.G. [1806] K000082683 No
Aug 18, 1978 Vinas, A.; Wiakabu, J. [LAE59452] K000082693 No
Aug 18, 1978 Coode, M.; Hays, T.E. [NGF46263] K000082694 No
Jan 1, 1973 Millar, A.N. [NGF40780] K000082691 No
Mar 1, 1958 McKee, H.S. [1380] K000082692 No
Mar 1, 1958 Floyd, A.; Womersley, J.; McKee, H.S. [6265] K000082688 No
Mar 1, 1958 McKee, H.S. [1234] K000082690 No
K:SPC-40048.000 No
Reeve, T.M. [3748] K000082686 No
Womersley, J.S. [NGF14166] K000082689 No
Reeve, T.M. [6604] K000082687 No
Reeve, T.M. [4803] K000082695 No
Reeve, T.M. [1372] K000083523 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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