Rhododendron kanehirai

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Rhododendron kanehirai
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Extinct in the Wild (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Section: Rhododendron sect. Tsutsusi
Species:
R. kanehirai
Binomial name
Rhododendron kanehirai
E.H.Wilson[2]

Rhododendron kanehirai is a species of plant in the family Ericaceae. It was originally endemic to Taiwan. It has become extinct in the wild, though it still exists in cultivated form.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Lu, S.Y.; Pan, F.J. (1998). "Rhododendron kanehirai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T37821A10079242. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T37821A10079242.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Wilson, Ernest Henry (1921). "The Azaleas of the Old World". A Monograph of Azaleas: Rhododendron Subgenus Anthodendron. By Wilson, Ernest Henry; Rehder, Alfred. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 28.


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