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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesRhododendron aureum Georgi 
SynonymsRhododendron chrysanthum Pall.
 Rhododendron flavum Pall.
 Rhododendron officinale Salisb.
Habitatgrassland
Altitude800-3000m
Descriptionleaves oblanceolate, 3-8cm, coriaceous, on both faces glabrous, conspicuously reticulate, obtuse, corymbs 5-8-flowered, corolla campanulate, 2-3cm, red variegate
Size10-15cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typeshrub, carpet
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring
Territory Asia-Temperate
     Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Chita , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia , Yakutskiya )
     Russian Far East (Amur , Kamchatka , Khabarovsk , Kuril Is. , Magadan , Primorye , Sakhalin )
     China (Manchuria )
     Mongolia
     Eastern Asia (Japan , Korea)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

ERICACEAE

Rhododendron aureum Georgi, Bemerk. Reise Russ. Reich. 1: 214 (1775)

800-3000m
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aureum typicum ined.

Synonyms:
Azalea chrysantha (Pall.) Kuntze
Rhododendron chrysanthum Pall.
Rhododendron flavum Pall.
Rhododendron nikomontanum (Komatsu) Nakai
Rhododendron officinale Salisb.

Siberia, Russian Far East, Manchuria, Mongolia, Japan, Korea
30 ALT BRY CTA IRK KRA TVA WSB YAK 31 AMU KAM KHA KUR MAG PRM SAK 36 CHM 37 MON 38 JAP KOR

aureum hypopitys (Pojark.) Vorosch., Florist. Issl. Razn. Raionakh SSSR [A.K. Skvortsov, ed.] 185 (1985)

Basionym:
Rhododendron hypopitys Pojark., Fl. URSS 18: 72 (1952)

Khabarovsk, Primorye
31 KHA PRM

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