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Hirado Azalea🌸
Rhododendron × pulchrum
ヒラドツツジ
An evergreen shrub of the Ericaceae family, a garden hybrid derived from crosses involving the Kerama azalea and others. It produces many large flowers and is widely planted as hedges and in parks.
Identification Points
- ✓花は大型（径5〜8cm）で紅・桃・白
- ✓葉は革質で光沢
- ✓公園・生垣に多用される
Habitat
公園・庭園・街路の植栽
Season
4〜5月（花）
3D Specimen Model
Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)
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Leaf type
Simple
Petal count
Many
Petal fusion
Fused
Stipules
Absent
Leaf dissection
Undivided
Stamen count
3-4
Phylogenetic Positionツツジ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core Eudicots > Ericales > Ericaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous (ca. 80 million years ago)
Sources & References
🤖Claude AI
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