Rhododendron adenosum (Cowan & Davidian) Davidian (1978:81)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Rhododendron glischrum var. adenosum Cowan & Davidian in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 21: 147 (1953); Rhododendron kuluense D.F.Chamb. in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 36: 116 (1978), nom. superfl.
Conservation Status
Last wild record: 1930's (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Since Rediscovered in the Wild (Yao et al., 2020)
Formerly considered Extinct in the Wild (e.g. Qin et al., 2017; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024; POWO, 2024).
Distribution
Sichuan Province, China
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2023). Uitgestorven. Op plantenjacht rond de wereld: 1-511. Sterck & De Vreese.
Christenhusz, Maarten J. M. and Govaerts, Rafaël. (2024). Plant extinction in the Anthropocene. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boae045 [Appendix S1]
Gibbs, D., Chaimberlain, D. and Argent, G. (2011). The red list of Rhododendrons: 1-128. Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Richmond, U.K.
POWO. (2024). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 10 November 2024]
Qin, Haining, Zhao, Lina, Yu, Shengxiang et al. (2017). Evaluating the endangerment status of China’s angiosperms through the red list assessment. Biodiversity Science 25(7): 745-757. https://doi.org/10.17520/biods.2017156
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Wu, Z. and Raven, P. H. (eds.). (2005). Flora of China 14: 1-581. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
Yao, Gang et al. (2020). Rediscovery of Rhododendron adenosum in south-west China. Oryx 54(5): 601.