Rhododendron subsect. Arborea is a subsection of section Ponticum in Hymenanthes in the genus Rhododendron. It comprises 4 species of trees native to East Asia.[1][2]

Species

Image Name Distribution
Rhododendron arboreum Smith 1805 China (Guizhou, S Xizang), Bhutan, India, Kashmir, Nepal, Sikkim, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
Rhododendron delavayi Franchet 1886 China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan), Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Rhododendron lanigerum Tagg 1930 China (Xizang), India
Rhododendron niveum J. D. Hooker 1852 China (Xizang), Bhutan, India (Sikkim)

References

  1. ^ Dorsey, Frank (1991). "JARS v45n3". Subsection Arborea. 45 (3). Retrieved 2025-01-26.
  2. ^ "Rhododendron subsect. Arborea in Flora of China @ efloras.org". eFloras.org Home. Retrieved 2025-01-26.


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