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Rhododendron ferrugineum may grow up to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall and produces clusters of pinkish-red, bell-shaped flowers throughout the summer. The undersides of the leaves are covered in rust-brown spots, which give the species the second part of its binomial name (ferrugineum, Latin for 'rust-coloured, ferruginous').
Rhododendron (/ ˌ r oʊ d ə ˈ d ɛ n d r ən /; pl.: rhododendra) is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants and in the heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous.
Rhododendron hirsutum A species of the Vireya section.. Rhododendron subgenus Rhododendron is a subgenus of the genus Rhododendron.With around 400 species, it is the largest of the eight subgenera (more recently reduced to five) [1] containing nearly half of all known species of Rhododendron and all of the lepidote (scales on the underside of the leaves) species.
Genus Rhododendron consists of eight subgenera based on morphology; this page refers to only those lower divisions in subgenus Rhododendron, commonly known as the scaly or lepidote rhododendrons. Molecular evidence suggests that the subgenus Rhododendron is monophyletic , and the section Vireya is monophyletic as well with section Pogonanthum ...
Rhododendron ferrugineum L. Rhododendron fictolacteum Balf.f. Rhododendron × filidactylis R.I.Milne Rhododendron × fittianum Balf.f. Rhododendron flammeum (Michx.) Sarg. Rhododendron flavantherum Hutch. & Kingdon-Ward Rhododendron flavidum Franch. Rhododendron flavoflorum T.L.Ming Rhododendron flavoviride J.J.Sm. Rhododendron fletcherianum ...
The dark, reddish honey is produced from the nectar and pollen of genus Rhododendron and has intoxicating effects. Mad honey is produced principally in Nepal and Turkey, where it is used as a traditional medicine and recreational drug. In the Hindu Kush Himalayan range, it is produced by Himalayan giant honey bees (Apis laboriosa).
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