EPPO Global Database

Rhododendron indicum(RHOIN)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: RHOIN
  • Preferred name: Rhododendron indicum
  • Authority: (Linnaeus) Sweet

Notes

Japan (Honshu, Kyushu), endemic. Developed as a cultivated ornamental in Japan, now widely grown throughout the world as numerous cultivars known as azaleas


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Azalea indica Linnaeus
Rhododendron lateritium Planchon

Common names
Name
Language
gāo yuè dù juān Chinese
皋月杜鹃 Chinese
satsuki azalea English
azalée des fleuristes French
Topfazalee German
Topfazalee German
satsuki Japanese
satsuki-tsutsuji Japanese
サツキ Japanese
サツキツツジ Japanese
yeong san hong Korean
영산홍 Korean
азалия индийская Russian