Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusRhododendron
Scientific name with authorshipRhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet
Indexed scientific synonyms
Azalea balsaminiflora CarrièreAzalea burgeri Miq.Azalea calycina Lem.Azalea crispiflora Hook.Azalea crispiflora var. rosea J.DixAzalea danielsiana PaxtonAzalea decumbens (D.Don ex G.Don) DC.Azalea indica L.Azalea indica subsp. coccinea ReiderAzalea indica subsp. imperialis J.J.VeitchAzalea indica subsp. narcissiflora John EdwardsAzalea indica subsp. virginalis J.J.VeitchAzalea indica var. angustifolia BlumeAzalea indica var. balsaminiflora (Carrière) Kelsey & DaytonAzalea indica var. bealei John EdwardsAzalea indica var. coccinea (Reider) P.B.MeadAzalea indica var. copii P.B.MeadAzalea indica var. crispiflora (Hook.) Van HoutteAzalea indica var. crystallina Verschaff.Azalea indica var. elegans P.B.MeadAzalea indica var. floribunda BlumeAzalea indica var. garibaldii IveryAzalea indica var. lateritia Lindl.Azalea indica var. obtusa (Lindl.) RehderAzalea indica var. obtusa-alba (Anon.) RehderAzalea indica var. purpurea P.B.MeadAzalea indica var. rosiflora (Dean) RehderAzalea indica var. sinensis Van HoutteAzalea indica var. spatulata BlumeAzalea indica var. speciosa P.B.MeadAzalea indica var. stella VeitchAzalea indica var. variagata Van HoutteAzalea indica var. versicolor LowAzalea lateritia (Lindl.) AndréAzalea macrantha BungeAzalea obtusa Lindl.Azalea obtusa subsp. alba H.J.VeitchAzalea obtusa subsp. alba H.J.Veitch ex MottetAzalea ramentacea Lindl.Azalea rollissonii T.MooreAzalea rosiflora DeanAzalea thunbergii (Planch.) AndréAzalea ×amoena Lindl.Azalea ×amoena subsp. alba (H.J.Veitch ex Mottet) Anon.Azalea ×lateritia (Lindl.) LavalléeEnkianthus biflorus Lour.Iposues obovata Raf.Loiseleria indica (L.) Rchb.Rhododendron austrokiusianum Hatus.Rhododendron balsaminiflorum (Carrière) T.MooreRhododendron balsaminiflorum CarriereRhododendron brachycarpum Zucc.Rhododendron brachycarpum Zucc. ex Maxim.Rhododendron buergeri Miq.Rhododendron crispiflorum (Hook.) Planch.Rhododendron danielsianum Planch.Rhododendron decumbens D.DonRhododendron decumbens D.Don ex G.DonRhododendron hangnoense NakaiRhododendron hispidum D.DonRhododendron indicum f. balsaminiflorum (Carrière) RehderRhododendron indicum f. crispiflorum (Hook.) RehderRhododendron indicum f. laciniatum MakinoRhododendron indicum f. lateritium (Lindl.) Maxim.Rhododendron indicum f. otakumi T.Yamaz.Rhododendron indicum subsp. obtusum-album Anon.Rhododendron indicum var. balsaminiflorum (Carrière) G.NicholsonRhododendron indicum var. brachytrichum KomatsuRhododendron indicum var. crispiflorum (Hook.) C.K.Schneid.Rhododendron indicum var. flore-pleno DrapiezRhododendron indicum var. kirishima MillaisRhododendron indicum var. lateritium (Lindl.) DC.Rhododendron indicum var. macranthum (Bunge) Maxim.Rhododendron indicum var. obtusum (Lindl.) Maxim.Rhododendron indicum var. rollissonii (T.Moore) MillaisRhododendron indicum var. rosiflorum (Dean) RehderRhododendron indicum var. variegatum (Blume) DC.Rhododendron kiusianum var. sataense (Nakai) D.F.Chamb. & RaeRhododendron lateritium (Lindl.) Planch.Rhododendron lateritium var. brachytrichum NakaiRhododendron macranthum (Bunge) G.DonRhododendron obtusum (Lindl.) Planch.Rhododendron obtusum f. album (H.J.Veitch ex Mottet) C.K.Schneid.Rhododendron obtusum f. amoenum (Lindl.) E.H.WilsonRhododendron obtusum f. honkirishima KomatsuRhododendron obtusum var. honkirishima KomatsuRhododendron ramentaceum (Lindl.) Planch.Rhododendron sataense NakaiRhododendron sieboldii var. minor Miq.Rhododendron sieboldii var. serrulatum Miq.Rhododendron thunbergii Planch.Rhododendron ×amoenum f. balsaminiflorum (Carrière) ZabelRhododendron ×amoenum var. obtusum (Lindl.) Zabel
Documented use categories
Environmental use
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 identifier1137397-2
Use codesEU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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