Rhododendron jasminiflorum

Rhododendron jasminiflorum is a rhododendron species native to Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, and the Philippines.[1]

Rhododendron jasminiflorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species:
R. jasminiflorum
Binomial name
Rhododendron jasminiflorum
Hook. (1850)[1]
Synonyms[1]

Azalea jasminiflora (Hook.) Kuntze (1891)

Description

Growing to 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in height, it is an evergreen shrub with clusters of slightly fragrant, narrowly trumpet-shaped flowers that open pink, turning white.[2]

Range and habitat

Rhododendron jasminiflorum is native to Peninsular Malaysia, northern and eastern Sumatra, Sarawak on Borneo, and the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.[2][1]

It grows in humid forests from sea level to 3,100 meters elevation, most commonly in lower montane forests at about 1,000 m.[2]

Subspecies

Five subspecies are accepted:[1]

  • Rhododendron jasminiflorum subsp. chamaepitys (Sleumer) Argent – Borneo (Sarawak: Gunung Lambir)
  • Rhododendron jasminiflorum subsp. copelandii (Merr.) Argent – Philippines (Mindanao)
  • Rhododendron jasminiflorum subsp. heusseri (J.J.Sm.) Argent – northern and eastern Sumatra
  • Rhododendron jasminiflorum subsp. jasminiflorum – Peninsular Malaysia
  • Rhododendron jasminiflorum subsp. oblongifolium (Sleumer) Argent – Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo (Sarawak)

References
  1. Rhododendron jasminiflorum Hook. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. "Rhododendron jasminiflorum". Trees and Shrubs Online. International Dendrology Society. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  • Bot. Mag. 76: t. 4524 1850.
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