Rhododendron dauricum

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Rhododendron dauricum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species:
R. dauricum
Binomial name
Rhododendron dauricum
Synonyms
List
  • Azalea daurica (L.) Kuntze
  • Azalea dahurica K.Koch
  • Rhododendron atrovirens (Ker Gawl.) Tagg
  • Rhododendron dauricum f. albiflorum Turcz.) Y.C.Zhu
  • Rhododendron dauricum var. atrovirens Ker Gawl.
  • Rhododendron dauricum subsp. ledebourii (Pojark.) Alexandrova & P.A.Schmidt
  • Rhododendron dauricum var. pallidum Regel
  • Rhododendron dauricum var. roseum DC.
  • Rhododendron dauricum var. sempervirens Sims
  • Rhododendron ledebourii Pojark.

Rhododendron dauricum is a

Dauria
.

Description

Growing to 1.5 m (5 ft) tall and broad, it is a compact semi-evergreen shrub with purple flowers which open in late winter or early spring, before the dark green leaves appear.[3][4]

Phytochemistry

R. dauricum contains monoterpenoids daurichromenic acid (DCA) and confluentin (decarboxylated DCA) as well as rhododaurichromenic acids A and B which are structurally related to Cannabichromene.[5]

Cultivation

R. dauricum is the basis of the PJM hybrid (Rhododendron dauricum ×

Rhododendron carolinianum
).

The

leaf mould
.

References

  1. ^ Fang, Ruizheng; Chamberlain, David F. "Rhododendron mucronulatum". Flora of China. Vol. 14. Retrieved 7 October 2018 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  2. ISBN 978-1845337315
    .
  3. ^ Description of Rhododendron dauricum. American Rhododendron Society
  4. ^ a b "RHS Plantfinder - Rhododendron dauricum 'Mid-winter'". Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  5. S2CID 222280745
    .
  6. ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 85. Retrieved 8 October 2018.

Bibliography

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