Rhododendron simsii
A species in the Ericaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Rhododendron
- Species
- Rhododendron simsii
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1853
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Rhododendron simsii. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
23 synonyms in this snapshot
- Azalea fimbriataName author: Dum.Cours
- Azalea indica var. simsiiName author: (Planch.) L.H.Bailey
- Azalea indica var. simsiiName author: (Planch.) Rehder
- Azalea proliferaName author: Poit.
- Azalea simsiiName author: (Planch.) H.F.Copel.
- Azalea vittataName author: (Planch.) Dum.Cours
- Azalea vittatopunctataName author: Lem.
- Rhododendron annamenseName author: Rehder
- Rhododendron bellumName author: W.P.Fang & G.Z.Li
- Rhododendron bicolorName author: P.C.Tam
- Rhododendron breyniiName author: Planch.
- Rhododendron calleryiName author: Planch.
- Rhododendron indicum var. formosanumName author: Hayata
- Rhododendron indicum var. ignescensName author: Sweet
- Rhododendron indicum var. puniceumName author: Sweet
- Rhododendron indicum var. simsiiName author: (Planch.) Maxim.
- Rhododendron petilumName author: P.C.Tam
- Rhododendron simsii subsp. mesembrinumName author: Rehder
- Rhododendron simsii var. bellumName author: (W.P.Fang & G.Z.Li) G.Z.Li
- Rhododendron simsii var. simsiiName author: Not supplied
- Rhododendron simsii var. strigosistylumName author: G.Z.Li
- Rhododendron viburnifoliumName author: W.P.Fang
- Rhododendron vittatumName author: (Fortune) Planch.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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