Rhodothamnus

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Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

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'Rhodothamnus' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/rhodothamnus/). Accessed 2024-03-29.

Family

  • Ericaceae

Glossary

hybrid
Plant originating from the cross-fertilisation of genetically distinct individuals (e.g. two species or two subspecies).
intergeneric
(of hybrids) Formed by fertilisation between species of different genera.

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Credits

Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

Recommended citation
'Rhodothamnus' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/rhodothamnus/). Accessed 2024-03-29.

A genus of two species bearing a superficial resemblance to some lepidote rhododendrons, but more closely allied to Phyllodoce, with which it has formed an intergeneric hybrid (see × Phyllothamnus). Another close ally is Kalmiopsis of western N. America; indeed, the relationship is so close that the only species of Kalmiopsis (K. leachiana) was transferred to Rhodothamnus by the American botanist Copeland.

From the Supplement (Vol.V)

In the older literature R. chamaecistus was sometimes stated to occur in north-east Asia. This is the result of a confusion between it and Therorhodion redowskianum, a species closely related to, and probably not distinct from, T. camtschaticum (Rhododendron camtschaticum).