Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusRhododendron
Scientific name with authorshipRhododendron campanulatum D.Don
Indexed scientific synonyms
Azalea campanulata (D.Don) KuntzeRhododendron batemanii Hook.fil.Rhododendron campanulatum subsp. campanulatumRhododendron campanulatum var. album-violaceum Van GeertRhododendron campanulatum var. alexandria Van GeertRhododendron campanulatum var. amabile Van GeertRhododendron campanulatum var. leopoldii Verschaff.Rhododendron campanulatum var. leopoldii Verschaff. ex Van GeertRhododendron campanulatum var. lilacinum Verschaff.Rhododendron campanulatum var. lilacinum Verschaff. ex Van GeertRhododendron campanulatum var. mirendum Van GeertRhododendron campanulatum var. purpureum-maculatum Van GeertRhododendron campanulatum var. rubrum-grandiflorum Van GeertRhododendron campanulatum var. superbum Van GeertRhododendron campanulatum var. violaceum Verschaff.Rhododendron campanulatum var. violaceum Verschaff. ex Van GeertRhododendron campanulatum var. violaceum-pallidum Verschaff.Rhododendron campanulatum var. violaceum-pallidum Verschaff. ex Van GeertRhododendron campanulatum var. wallichii (Hook.fil.) Hook.Rhododendron edgarii GambleRhododendron heftii DavidianRhododendron mutabile WebbRhododendron mutabile Webb ex RoyleRhododendron nobile Wall.Rhododendron planifolium Nutt.Rhododendron wallichii Hook.fil.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Material
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier332096-1
Use codesEU MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.