Rhododendron subsect. Pontica

Rhododendron subsect. Pontica
Rhododendron ponticum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Subgenus: Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes
Section: Rhododendron sect. Ponticum
Subsection: Rhododendron subsect. Pontica
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Type species
Rhododendron ponticum
Species

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Rhododendron subsect. Pontica is a subsection of section Ponticum in Hymenanthes in the genus Rhododendron. It comprises 13 species of shrubs to small trees native to North America, Europe, and East Asia.