Rhododendron subg. Choniastrum

Rhododendron subg. Choniastrum
Rhododendron latoucheae
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Subgenus: Rhododendron subg. Choniastrum
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Rhododendron subg. Choniastrum is a subgenus of the genus Rhododendron, originally a section of subgenus Azaleastrum[1] it was elevated to subgenus rank after cladistic analysis revealed that together with Rhododendron it formed a major clade, distinct from other sections of Azaleastrum.[2]

The subgenus includes eleven species, including;

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  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Goetsch was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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