Rhododendron indicum

Rhododendron indicum is an azalea Rhododendron species native to Japan (S & W Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Yakushima).^[4]

Rhododendron indicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Subgenus:	Rhododendron subg. Azaleastrum
Section:	Rhododendron sect. Tsutsusi
Subsection:	Rhododendron subsect. Tsutsusi
Species:	R. indicum
Binomial name
Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet[1]
Synonyms[2]
Azalea indica L.[3] Rhododendron obtusum (Lindl.) Planch.

Taxonomy

It is the type species for the Tsutsusi section and subsection, and was the original Tsutsusi described by Engelbert Kaempfer in Japan in 1712,^[5] from the Japanese name Kirishima-tsutsuji.

Cultivation

There are many cultivars,^[6] including the Satsuki azaleas.

Gallery

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  Immature inflorescence
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  Flower
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  Bonsai
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  Natural habitat
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  Hedge