Azalea, also known as the red, mountain pomegranate, is a very common flower in China, and in May 1985, the azalea was selected as one of the top ten flowers in China, the popularity of azalea can be seen. Now China's Jiangxi, Anhui and Guizhou are a rhododendron as the provincial flower, and the azalea as the city flower of the city as many as seven or eight, I'll take you to recognize the azalea some basic information.
Rhododendron
Chinese name: Rhododendron
Latin name: Rhododendron simsii Planch.
Alternative names: Rhododendron, mountain tramp, Mountain pomegranate, Yingshanhong, Zhaoshanhong, Tangduhuan
Synonymy: Rhododendron simsii
Boundary: Botany
Plantae: Angiosperms
Organism: Angiosperms
< Organism: Dicotyledonaceae
Sub-Organism: Sub-Organism Symphytocarpaceae
Organism: Rhododendron
Family: Rhododendronaceae
Subfamily: Subfamily: Rhododendronaceae
Subfamily: Rhododendron. >Subfamily: Rhododendron
Genus: Rhododendron
Subgenera: Rhododendron
Species: Rhododendron
Named by and dated from: Planchard. Planch., 1854
English name: Sims Azalea