Rhododendron × kesselringii

higherClassification: Plantae > Pteridobiotina > Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Ericoideae > Rhododendron > Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes > Rhododendron sect. Pontica > Rhododendron subsect. Pontica
taxonID wfo-0000400064
scientificNameID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332673-1
localID 556395
scientificName Rhododendron × kesselringii
taxonRank species
parentNameUsageID wfo-1000002603
scientificNameAuthorship E.L.Wolf
family Ericaceae
subfamily Ericoideae
genus Rhododendron
subgenus Hymenanthes
specificEpithet kesselringii
verbatimTaxonRank species
nomenclaturalStatus Valid
namePublishedIn Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 19: 286 (& 290) (1910)
taxonomicStatus Accepted
taxonRemarks Not an artificial hybrid. Named from seedlings raised from Caucasus Mountains. Lacked indumentum therefore believed to be a hybrid with Rh. ponticum. Source in seed data: ksu Update namepublishedIn from Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 19: 286 1910 to Mitt.
created 2022-04-16
modified 2026-03-31
source The Ericaceae TEN
majorGroup A
tplID kew-2418207
DataSource World Flora Online   2026-06-21