Jindalai is a rhododendron
Not a cherry blossom
Jindalai flower (Yingshanhong[1], sharp-leaved azalea, Xing'an azalea), a perennial deciduous shrub plant under the family Rhododendronaceae, is native to Northeast Asia and is found on the Korean Peninsula, in mainland China (Hubei and Shandong), in Japan (Honshu and Kyushu), in northern Mongolia, and in the Primorskiy along the Ussuri River It is found all over the southern part of the border area. Jindalai is the first flower that opens in the field, and the Korean people regard Jindalai as the messenger of spring, a symbol of steadfastness, beauty, good fortune and happiness, and the national flower of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea*** and the country, as well as the state flower of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in China, and the city flower of the city of Yanji. Koreans use the Kindalai to symbolize long-lasting prosperity, joy and happiness. The flower is edible and is used in the traditional food of the Korean Peninsula, which is azalea and flower pancake, which is made of petals of kimdalai flowers in a sweet rice pancake.
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Regions of distribution
Northeastern China, North China, Shandong, Jiangsu, the Korean Peninsula, Japan, the Russian Far East.
Phylum
Phyllophyta
Phyllophyta of angiosperms
Chinese Literary Name
Jindalay
Alias
Yingshanhong, Sharp-leaved azalea, Xing'an azalea
Order
Archiphyllum
Species
Azaleas
Subfamily
Azalea
Azalea subfamily
Organism
Dicotyledonaceae
Border
Botany
Genera
Rhododendron
Family
Rhododendronaceae
Latin name
Rhododendron Simsii Planch.
Heteronymy
Rhododendron Simsii
Subclass
Subclass Symphyllium