Subsection
Pentanthera (Subsection pentanthera)
Rhododendron occidentale. Photo: (c) Eric in SF, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes is a subgenus of the genus Rhododendron, with a widespread distribution in the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The species are evergreen shrubs and small to medium-sized trees (up to 20 m tall), with medium-sized to large leaves (very large, over 40 cm long, in a few species). The flowers are large, produced in terminal trusses of 5-40 together.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
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Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
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Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
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Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
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Order: Ericales (Heathers, balsams, primroses, and allies)
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Family: Ericaceae (Heath family)
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Subfamily: Ericoideae (Typical heathers, azaleas, and allies)
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Tribe: Rhodoreae
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Genus: Rhododendron (Rhododendrons and azaleas)
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Subgenus: Hymenanthes
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Section: Pentanthera
- Subsection: Pentanthera (Subsection pentanthera)
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Section: Pentanthera
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Subgenus: Hymenanthes
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Genus: Rhododendron (Rhododendrons and azaleas)
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Tribe: Rhodoreae
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Subfamily: Ericoideae (Typical heathers, azaleas, and allies)
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Family: Ericaceae (Heath family)
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Order: Ericales (Heathers, balsams, primroses, and allies)
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Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
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Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
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Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
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Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
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