- English Common Name
- Scabrum Azalea
- Scientific name
- Rhododendron scabrum
- Taxonomy
- Order: Ericales, Family: Ericaceae
- Size
- 1.5 m – 7 m (height)
- Species Distribution
- Okinawa, Tokashiki, Zamami, Amami Oshima, Kakeroma, and Okinoerabu Islands
- Okinawan Common Name
- Kirama-chichiji, Chichiji, Sackwan-bana, Sahrun-kuwah-bana
- Okinawa Red List of Threatened Species:Endangered
- Japan Red List of Threatened Species:Vulnerable
- This species is found on mountain foothills. Rhododendron scabrum is an endemic species in Amami Group and Ryukyu Islands. It is also a popular ornamental plant.
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- Updated April 2018
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