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 simsii Planch.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Azalea breynii (Planch.) AndréAzalea fimbriata Dum.Cours.Azalea indica subsp. ignescens (Sweet) HoveyAzalea indica subsp. simsii (Planch.) RehderAzalea indica subsp. vittata-punctata Van HoutteAzalea indica var. simsii (Maxim.) L.H.BaileyAzalea indica var. simsii (Planch.) RehderAzalea indica var. vittata (Fortune) Van HoutteAzalea simsii (Planch.) H.F.Copel.Azalea simsii var. vittata (Fortune) E.H.WilsonAzalea vittata Dum.Cours.Azalea vittata FortuneAzalea vittata-punctata (Van Houtte) Lem.Azalea vittatopunctata Lem.Rhododendron annamense RehderRhododendron bellum W.P.Fang & G.Z.LiRhododendron bicolor P.C.TamRhododendron breynii Planch.Rhododendron calleryi Planch.Rhododendron indicum subsp. formosanum HayataRhododendron indicum subsp. ignescens SweetRhododendron indicum subsp. puniceum SweetRhododendron indicum subsp. simsii Maxim.Rhododendron indicum var. formosanum HayataRhododendron indicum var. ignescens SweetRhododendron indicum var. puniceum SweetRhododendron indicum var. simsii (Planch.) Maxim.Rhododendron petilum P.C.TamRhododendron simsii subsp. albiflorum R.L.LiuRhododendron simsii subsp. strigosostylum G.Z.LiRhododendron simsii var. albiflorum R.L.LiuRhododendron simsii var. bellum (W.P.Fang & G.Z.Li) G.Z.LiRhododendron simsii var. mesembrinum RehderRhododendron simsii var. simsiiRhododendron simsii var. strigosistylum G.Z.LiRhododendron simsii var. strigosostylum G.Z.LiRhododendron viburnifolium W.P.FangRhododendron vittatum (Fortune) Planch.Rhododendron vittatum var. punctatum Planch.Rhododendron ×hannoense Nakai
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
Gene source
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 identifier333359-1
Use codesEU GS ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA 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.