Rhododendron kiusianum

Rhododendron kiusianum
	In bloom on the slopes of Mount Taisen, a volcano in Aso Kujū National Park
	Close up of flowers on the Ebino Plateau
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Rhododendron
Species:	R. kiusianum
Binomial name
	Rhododendron kiusianum; Makino
Synonyms
	Homotypic Synonyms Rhododendron × amoenum var. japonicum (Maxim.) Bean ; Rhododendron indicum f. japonicum Maxim. ; Rhododendron indicum var. japonicum (Maxim.) Makino ; Rhododendron kaempferi var. japonicum (Maxim.) Rehder ; Rhododendron obtusum f. japonicum (Maxim.) E.H.Wilson ; Rhododendron obtusum var. japonicum (Maxim.) Kitam.; Heterotypic Synonyms Rhododendron kiusianum f. albiflorum Honda & Maeda ; Rhododendron kiusianum f. maedae Honda;

Rhododendron kiusianum, the Kyushu azalea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to Kyushu, Japan.^[1] It is a parent of a large number of hybrid dwarf azaleas, drawn from the naturally occurring Kurume azaleas used in bonsai.^[2]^[3] It is the official flower of Unzen, Nagasaki, and of Kagoshima Prefecture.

References

^ ^a ^b "Rhododendron kiusianum Makino". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
^ "Rhododendron kiusianum (EA) Kyushu azalea". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021. Synonyms; ... Azalea kiusiana
^ "Rhododendron 'Sherwoodii'". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 8 September 2021.