Rhododendron sect. Sciadorhodion

Rhododendron sect. Sciadorhodion
Rhododendron wadanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Subgenus: Rhododendron subg. Azaleastrum
Section: Rhododendron sect. Sciadorhodion
Rehder & E.H.Wilson
Type species
Rhododendron schlippenbachii
Species

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Synonyms
  • Menziesia Sm. 1791
  • Rhododendron sect. Azaleastrum Planch. ex Maxim., 1870
  • Azaleastrum (Planch. ex Maxim.) Rydb. 1900
  • Rhododendron sect. Candidastrum Sleumer 1949
  • Rhododendron subg. Candidastrum (Sleumer) M.N.Philipson & Philipson. 1982
  • Rhododendron ser. Dilatata T.Yamaz. 1993
  • Rhododendron ser. Glangulistyla T.Yamaz. 1993
  • Rhododendron sect. Quinquefolia T.Yamaz. 1993
  • Rhododendron sect. Schlippenbachia T.Yamaz., 1996

Rhododendron sect. Sciadorhodion is a subsection of subgenus Azaleastrum in the genus Rhododendron. It comprises 16 species of deciduous shrubss native to East Asia and North America.