Taxon:
Rhododendron tomentosum Harmaja subsp. subarcticum (Harmaja) G. D. Wallace
Summary
Place of publication:
Madroño 39:77. 1992
Comment:
an incorrect, superfluous name (Shenzhen ICN 52.4), although not illegitimate, as the oldest infraspecific epithet which applies to this taxon at the rank of subspecies (L. palustre subsp. decumbens (Aiton) Hultén) was not adopted by Wallace
Verified:
01/24/2005
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Chamberlain, D. et al. 1996. The genus Rhododendron: its classification and synonymy Note: accepts this combination at varietal rank
- Wallace, G. D. 1992. Ledum in the new Jepson Manual and a new combination for Ledum in Rhododendron (Ericaceae). Madroño 39:77.