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Rhododendron sect. Malayovireya

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Rhododendron sect. Malayovireya
Rhododendron lamrialianum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Subgenus: Rhododendron subg. Vireya
Section: Rhododendron sect. Malayovireya
(Sleumer) Argent
Type species
Rhododendron malayanum
Species

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Rhododendron sect. Malayovireya is a section of Rhododendron sect. Vireya in the genus Rhododendron. It comprises 12 species of deciduous shrubss native to Southeast Asia.[1] Plants in this section has a chromosome count of 2n = 26[2]

Species

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Image Name Distribution
Rhododendron acuminatum Hook.f. 1851 Borneo (Gunung Kinabalu, Gunung Alab)
Rhododendron apoanum Stein 1885 Philippines (Mindanao)
Rhododendron asperum J.J.Sm. 1914 W. New Guinea (Arfak Mountains)
Rhododendron benomense Rafidah & A.C.Elliott 2022 Peninsula Malaysia (G. Benom)
Rhododendron durionifolium Becc. 1878 Borneo
Rhododendron fallacinum Sleumer 1960 Borneo (Sabah, Sarawak)
Rhododendron fortunans J.J.Sm. 1920 Borneo (Bukit Raya)
Rhododendron himantodes Sleumer 1940 Borneo
Rhododendron lamrialianum Argent & T.J.Barkman 2000 Borneo (Gunung Trus Madi, Gunung Alab)
Rhododendron lineare Merr. 1960 Borneo (Brunei, Sarawak)
Rhododendron malayanum Jack 1822 Peninsula Thailand to Malesia.
Rhododendron micromalayanum Sleumer 1973 Borneo (Sabah, Sarawak)
Rhododendron nortoniae Merr. 1906 Philippines
Rhododendron vinicolor Sleumer 1960 N. Sumatera

References

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  1. ^ "Rhododendron sect. Malayovireya (Sleumer) Argent". worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  2. ^ "View of CHROMOSOME NUMBERS OF SOME TROPICAL RHODODENDRONS (SECTION VIREYA)". Journals. 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2025-01-29.