| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron kiusianum Makino |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 28: 174 (1914) |
| Native Range | Japan (Kyushu) |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 700-1700m |
| Description | leaves shortly petiolate, elliptic to oblong, 1-3cm, acute, strigose, entire, flowers of 2-4 in clusters, broadly infundibuliform, 15-20mm across, lobes elliptic, obtuse |
| Size | 20-90cm |
| Color | pale purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Rhododendron x amoenum var. japonicum (Maxim.) Bean Rhododendron indicum f. japonicum Maxim. Rhododendron indicum var. japonicum (Maxim.) Makino Rhododendron kaempferi var. japonicum (Maxim.) Rehder Rhododendron kiusianum f. albiflorum Honda & Maeda Rhododendron kiusianum f. maedae Honda Rhododendron obtusum f. japonicum (Maxim.) E.H.Wilson Rhododendron obtusum var. japonicum (Maxim.) Kitam. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |