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