Species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae
Rhododendron ponticum
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom:
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Plantae
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Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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Clade:
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Angiosperms
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Clade:
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Eudicots
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Clade:
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Asterids
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Order:
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Ericales
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Family:
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Ericaceae
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Genus:
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Rhododendron
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Species:
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R. ponticum
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Binomial name
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Rhododendron ponticum
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Synonyms[1]
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- Azalea arborea L.
- Azalea lancifolia (Moench) Kuntze
- Hymenanthes pontica (L.) H.F.Copel.
- Rhododendron adansonii E.-A.Baumann
- Rhododendron catesbaei J.Forbes
- Rhododendron catesbaeum Dum.Cours.
- Rhododendron deciduum Andrews ex Steud.
- Rhododendron hyacinthiflorum Steud.
- Rhododendron lancifolium Moench
- Rhododendron lowei Loudon
- Rhododendron obtusum P.Watson
- Rhododendron odoratum Lodd. ex Steud.
- Rhododendron ponticum f. angustilobum Rukhadze & Pachulia
- Rhododendron ponticum f. aurantiacomaculatum Rukhadze & Pachulia
- Rhododendron ponticum f. brachystamineum Rukhadze & Pachulia
- Rhododendron ponticum f. crispatum Rukhadze & Pachulia
- Rhododendron ponticum f. luteomaculatum Rukhadze & Pachulia
- Rhododendron ponticum var. obtusum (P.Watson) G.Don
- Rhododendron ponticum f. parviflorum Rukhadze & Pachulia
- Rhododendron speciosum Salisb.
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R. ponticum flower
Rhododendron ponticum, called common rhododendron or pontic rhododendron, is a species of flowering plant in the Rhododendron genus of the heath family Ericaceae. It is native to the Iberian Peninsula in southwest Europe and the Caucasus region in northern West Asia.