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Rhodoreae

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Rhodoreae
Rhododendron schlippenbachii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Subfamily: Ericoideae
Tribe: Rhodoreae
DC. ex Duby

Rhodoreae is a tribe of flowering plants in the subfamily of Ericoideae in the family of Ericaceae. It contains one genus, Rhododendron, members of which are known as the rhododendrons or azaleas.[1] It formerly contained Menziesia, now a section of the subgenus Azaleastrum.

Distribution

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Rhodoreae is found all over the world, with a cosmopolitan distribution. It is only not found in Antarctica.[1]

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