Rhododendron arboreum ssp. nilagiricum

Rhododendron arboreum Sm. subsp. nilagiricum (Zenker) Tagg, J. B. Stevenson, Sp. Rhodod. 15. 1930 (syn. (≡) Rhododendron arboreum var. nilagiricum (Zenker) C. B. Clarke; (≡) Rhododendron nilagiricum Zenker (basionym));
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roh-do-DEN-dron — rose tree, referring to flower color
ar-BOR-ee-um — tree-like
¿ nil-uh-gi-REE-cum ? — of or from Nilgiri Hills (TamilNadu, India)
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commonly known as: Nilgiri rhododendron • Malayalam: അലഞ്ചി alanchi, കാട്ടുപൂവരശ് kattupuvaras • Tamil: பூவரசு puvaracu
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Endemic to: Western Ghats (Nilgiris, Anamalai and Palani Hills of India)
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Trees, bark brown, rough, vertically shallowly fissured, flaking off in scales; branchlets stout. Leaves simple, alternate, clustered towards the tip of branchlets, estipulate; petiole 10-20 mm long, stout, tomentose; lamina 3.7-12.7 x 2.5-5 cm, oblong-ovate, oblong-lanceolate or elliptic-oblong, base obtuse or round, apex obtuse, apiculate, margin entire, glabrous above, tomentose beneath; lateral nerves 8-14 pairs, pinnate, prominent, intercostae reticulate, faint. Flowers bisexual, dark crimson or pink, in terminal capitate racemes, rarely solitary or axillary; bracts broad, silky, cauducous; bracteoles linear; calyx lobes 5; corolla urceolate; lobes 5; stamens 10, free; filaments slender; anthers oblong; ovary superior, 5-celled, ovules many; style slender; stigma capitate. Fruit a capsule, oblong, woody; valves at length reflexed; seeds many.

Flowering and fruiting: February-June
Shola forests
Southern Western Ghats (endemic)
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For ID 260610 ET : Attachments (3). 7 posts by 6 authors.

I took this Plant / flower picture during Nature camp to the Nilgiri
Biosphere Reserve –in Avalanche- Kunda Forest Reserve–Mukurthi National Park.
This plant, less than 3 meter, I was told more than 300 years old, which is surprise to me. Though it was not flowering season I was searching for it. Finally I got one cluster of flowers on the way to Folding rocks.
Date/Time-13.5.10     —-11.30 am
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Avalanche- Kunda Forest Reserve-Mukurthi
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- —–Wild
Height/Length- —————– 3 meter
Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size—–As seen in the picture
Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- —    Cluster of flowers, colour as seen in the picture

Rhododendron sps.?

Can be Rhododendron barbatum Wallich ex G. Don

Could be Rhododendron nilgriciacum

It is Rhododendron nilagiricum (new name is R.arboreum var. nilagirica) of Ericaceae

Yes Sir. The ID is correct

The correct name of the plant is Rhododendron arboreum Sm. ssp. nilagiricum (Zenker) Tagg (Ericaceae)

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Rhododendrons from Nilgiri’s south India – indiantreepix | Google Groups

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Names of Plants in India :: Rhododendron arboreum subsp. nilagiricum (Zenker) Tagg:

roh-do-DEN-dron — rose tree, referring to flower color … Dave’s Botanary
ar-BOR-ee-um — tree-like … Dave’s Botanary
¿ nee-lah-gee-RIH-cum ? — of or from Nilgiri Hills (TamilNadu, India)commonly known as: Nilgiri rhododendron • Kannada: ಪೂ pu • Malayalam: അലഞ്ചി alanchi, കാട്ടുപൂവരശ് kaattupoovarash • Tamil: ஆழிஞ்சி alinchi, பூவரசு puvarasu

botanical names: Rhododendron arboreum subsp. nilagiricum (Zenker) Tagg … homotypic synonyms: Rhododendron nilagiricum Zenker … POWO, retrieved 22 June 2024

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
Nilgiri rhododendron
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka
ಪೂ pu
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
അലഞ്ചി alanchi
കാട്ടുപൂവരശ് kaattupoovarash
  • BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base)
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ஆழிஞ்சி alinchi
  • BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base)
பூவரசு puvarasu
  • Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
  • Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango
  • or மலைபூவரசு malaipoovarasu … BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base)
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
~~~~~ Last updated: 13:09 23-06-2024 ~~~~~

both English and Malayalam spelling are correct

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571 ID wild tree Rhododendron: 15 high res. images.
Please ID wild tree,
Location: Kodaikanal Tamil Nadu INDIA
Altitude: 7200fsl
Flower date: 09APR2024, 01pm
Habitat: wild moisture rocky evergreen misty sloppy canopied alpine
Plant habit: tree, erect branches, hard woody cylindrical stem 03 inches base circumference, rough black flaky bark
Height: 04 meters
Leaves: alternate elliptic acute simple, obtuse margins, size upto: 12×5cm
Flower: terminal flower heads, clustered, diameter:03.5cm, purplish, fragrant
Fruit:
Seed: 

Camera: CANON EOS1500D +FL10x

Please check Rhododendron arboreum subsp. nilagiricum (Zenker) Tagg

Yes, it is Rhododendron arboreum subsp. nilagiricum 

dear …, thank you very much for the ID of my tree