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Rhododendron maximum

Rhododendron maximum L.

Also indexed asAmerican RhododendronBig RhododendronGreat LaurelGreat RhododendronGreat laurelRhododendronRose BayRosebay
FamilyEricaceae
GenusRhododendron
Use categories3
Linked notes0
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

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 maximum L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Hymenanthes maxima (L.) H.F.Copel.Rhododendron album (Pursh) Hoffmanns.Rhododendron ashleyi CokerRhododendron fragrans DC.Rhododendron latifolium Hoffmanns.Rhododendron maximum f. album (Pursh) FernaldRhododendron maximum f. apetalum V.V.Byalt & FirsovRhododendron maximum f. maximumRhododendron maximum f. purpureum (Pursh) FernaldRhododendron maximum f. viridimaculatum PeckRhododendron maximum var. album PurshRhododendron maximum var. leachii B.E.Harkn.Rhododendron maximum var. leachii B.E.Harkn. ex D.H.VossRhododendron maximum var. purpureum PurshRhododendron maximum var. roseum PurshRhododendron procerum Salisb.Rhododendron purpureum (Pursh) Buch.-Ham.Rhododendron purpureum (Pursh) Buch.-Ham. ex D.DonRhododendron purpureum G.DonRhododendron purpureum subsp. roseum J.J.VeitchRhododendron purshii G.DonRhododendron tigrinum Steud.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Material
Poison reported

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 identifier219492-2
Use codesMA ME PO
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.