Ericaceae
Rhododendron

Rhododendron campanulatum D.Don

First published in Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 3: 410 (1821)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to S. Tibet. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gibbs, D., Chaimberlain, D. & Argent, G. (2011). The red list of Rhododendrons: 1-128. Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Richmond, U.K.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Rajbhandari, K.R., Rai, S.K. & Chhetri, R. (2021). A Handbook of the Flowering Plants of Nepal 3: 1-331. Department of Plant Resources, Thapathali, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Sanjappa, M. & Sastry, A.R.K. (eds.) (2014). Fascicles of Flora of India 25: 1-468. Botanical Survey of India, New Delhi.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2005). Flora of China 14: 1-581. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Gibbs, D., Chaimberlain, D. & Argent, G. (2011). The red list of Rhododendrons: 1-128. Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Richmond, U.K.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000769871 Unknown Type Material Yes
Govan, G. [Cat. no. 756] India K001111800 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 756] India K001111797 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 756] India K001111799 Unknown Type Material Yes
Govan, G. [Cat. no. 756] India K001111801 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 756] Nepal K001111796 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 756] Nepal K001111802 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 756] India K001111798 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000769870 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [Cat. no. s.n.] India K001132828 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 756] Nepal K001111795 Type Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India Rhododendron wallichii K000881919 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1521] Rhododendron nobile K001113334 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 1521] India Rhododendron nobile K001113331 Unknown Type Material Yes
Noton, E. [Cat. no. 1521] India Rhododendron nobile K001113333 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 1521] India Rhododendron nobile K001113332 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0