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Rhododendron arboreum from Fyson [5]. Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomeum has leaves with cinnamon-brown hairs beneath; Flower of Rhododendron arboreum from Yumthang Valley in North Sikkim, India Rhododendron arboreum subsp. zeylanicum rare ssp from the highlands of Sri Lanka, named after Zeilan, the name used by Arabian traders to refer to Sri Lanka
Rhododendron arboreum (lali guransh) is the national flower of Nepal. R. ponticum is the state flower of Indian-administered Kashmir and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir. Rhododendron niveum is the state tree of Sikkim in India. Rhododendron arboreum is also the state tree of the state of Uttarakhand, India.
Hymenanthes, with approximately 225 species, and subgenus Rhododendron, with approx. 400 species, comprise what gardeners typically describe as "Rhododendrons." Two subgenera are generally known to gardeners as "Azaleas", and include many fewer true species: Pentanthera , which comprises the deciduous azaleas, and Tsutsusi , which includes ...
Rhododendron groenlandicum (bog Labrador tea, muskeg tea, swamp tea, or in northern Canada, Hudson's Bay tea; [2] formerly Ledum groenlandicum or Ledum latifolium) [3] is a flowering shrub with white flowers and evergreen leaves that is used to make a herbal tea.
Rhododendrol (RD) also called 4-[(3R)-3-hydroxybutyl]phenol (systemic name), is an organic compound with the formula C 10 H 14 O 2.It is a naturally occurring ingredient present in many plants, such as the Rhododendron. [1]
Rhododendron grande is a rhododendron species with a native range from eastern Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan into central Arunachal Pradesh and southern Tibet. It grows at altitudes of 2100–3200 meters and reaches 6–15 meters in height in mixed forests. Flowers vary from cream to yellow to pink, spotted with a blotch on the top petal.
Rhododendron groenlandicum – Bog Labrador tea, previously Ledum groenlandicum or Ledum latifolium Rhododendron columbianum – Western Labrador tea, or trapper's tea, previously Ledum glandulosum Ledol is also found in the essential oil of priprioca at a concentration of around 4%.
Michel Adanson used the term Vaccinia to describe a similar family, but Antoine Laurent de Jussieu first used the term Ericaceae. The name comes from the type genus Erica, which appears to be derived from the Greek word ereíkē (ἐρείκη). The exact meaning is difficult to interpret, but some sources show it as meaning 'heather'.