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Azalea

The genus Azalea is in the family Ericaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Azalea

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Azalea alabamensis (Rehder) Ashe Accepted M TRO 2012-04-18
Azalea alba Sweet Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea albiflora Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea × alticlarensis Lindl. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea anthopogonoides (Maxim.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea arborea Barton ex Pursh Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea arborea Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea atrovirens (Franch.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea aucubifolia (Hemsl.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea aurantiaca F.Dietr. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea auriculata (Hemsl.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea × bakeri W.P.Lemmon & McKay Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea barbata (Wall. ex G.Don) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea bicolor (Aiton) Pursh Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea boothii (Nutt.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea brachyantha (Franch.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea brachycarpa (D.Don ex G.Don) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea bullata (Franch.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea bureaui (Franch.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea californica Torr. & A.Gray ex Durand Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea californica (Hook.f.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea cammelliiflora (Hook.f.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea campanulata (D.Don) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea campylocarpa (Hook.f.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea campylogyna (Franch.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea canadensis (L.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea candida Small Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea capitata (Maxim.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea catawbiensis (Michx.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea cephalantha (Franch.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea chapmannii (A.Gray) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea chrysantha (Pall.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea ciliata (Hook.f.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea ciliicalyx (Franch.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea concinna (Hemsl.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea crassa (Franch.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea crocea Hoffmanns. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea cumberlandensis (E.L.Braun) H.F.Copel. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea daviesii Kaiser Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea decora (Franch.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea delavayi (Franch.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea edgeworthii (Hook.f.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea faberi (Hemsl.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea fastigiata (Franch.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea fimbriata Dum.Cours. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea fortunei (Lindl.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea fragrans Raf. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea fulgens (Hook.f.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea fulva Michx. ex Lam. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea glauca Lam. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea grandis (Wight) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea griffithiana (Wight) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea haematodes (Franch.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea hanceana (Hemsl.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea heliolepis (Franch.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea henryi (Hance) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea hodgsonii (Hook.f.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea hookeri (Nutt.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea hypoglauca (Hemsl.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea isorata (Franch.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea jammea Pritz. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea kendrickii (Nutt.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea keysii (Nutt.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea lactea (Franch.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea laetitiae Herb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea lamponga (Miq.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea lanata (Hook.f.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea × lateritia (Lindl.) Lavallée Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea lepidota (Wall. ex G.Don) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea leptocarpa (Nutt.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea ludoviciae Herb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea lugens Dum.Cours. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea lutea L. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea macrophylla (D.Don ex G.Don) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea maddenii (Hook.f.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea × marginata Paxton Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea mariae (Hance) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea mariesii (Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson) H.F.Copel. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea micrantha (Turcz.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea microphyta (Franch.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea minor (Michx.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea morteri Sweet ex Baxter & Wooster Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea mortieriana Spae Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea moulmeinensis (Hook.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea multiflora Turcz. ex DC. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea myrtifolia Champ. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea narcissiflora Fortune ex Planch. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea neriiflora (Franch.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea nitida Pursh Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea nivalis (Hook.f.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea nivea Dehnh. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea nivea (Hook.f.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea nudiflora L. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23 7
Azalea nuttallii (Booth ex Nutt.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea oldhamii (Maxim.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea oleifolia (Franch.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea pendula (Hook.f.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea periclymena Pers. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea pittosporifolia (Hemsl.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea polyclada (Franch.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea poukhanensis (H.Lév.) Olmsted, Coville & H.P.Kelsey Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea przewalskii (Maxim.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea pumila (Hook.f.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea punctata Lour. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea purpurea Dum.Cours. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea rawsonii Paxton Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea redowskiana (Maxim.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea retusa (Blume) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea rigida (Franch.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea rosea Loisel. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea rosiflora Dean Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea rosmarinifolia Burm.f. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea roylei (Hook.f.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea rubiginosa (Franch.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea rubra Meerb. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea × rustica auct. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea scabra Lodd. ex A.Gray Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea scabrifolia (Franch.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea schlippenbachii (Maxim.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea seniavinii (Maxim.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea serrulata Small Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea setosa (D.Don) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea × seymourii Lindl. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea shepherdii (Nutt.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea simiarum (Hance) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea staminea (Franch.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea sulfurea (Franch.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea taliensis (Franch.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea taschiroi (Maxim.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea teysmannii (Miq.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea thomsonii (Hook.f.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea thymifolia (Maxim.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea tomentosa Dum.Cours. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea trichoclada (Franch.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea triflora (Hook.f.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea vacciniodes (Hook.f.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea vaseyi (A.Gray) Rehder Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea verticillata Barton ex Lodd. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea vervaeneana auct. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea virens (Michx.) Dum.Cours. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea virgata (Hook.f.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea viscida Christm. Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea westlandii (Hemsl.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea weyrichii (Maxim.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea wightii (Hook.f.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23
Azalea yunnanensis (Franch.) Kuntze Unresolved L WCSP (in review) 2012-03-23

Statistics

The Plant List includes 152 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Azalea. Of these 1 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 21 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Azalea. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 152 species names for the genus Azalea recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 1 0.7%
◕ Synonym 1 0.7%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 150 98.7%

All names

The status of the 173 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Azalea recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 1 0.6%
◕ Synonym 2 1.2%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 170 98.3%

Of the species names,

The confidence with which the status of the 152 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Azalea, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 0 0 0 0 0 0%
Medium confidence 1 0 0 0 1 0.7%
Low confidence 0 1 0 150 151 99.3%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Azalea is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 1 1 0 0 0 2 1.3%
WCSP (in review) 0 0 0 150 0 150 98.7%