Rhododendron sect. Azaleastrum
{{Short description|Section of rhododendrons}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Rhododendron hongkongense02.JPG
|image_caption = Rhododendron hongkongense
|display_parents = 2
|taxon = Rhododendron sect. Azaleastrum
|authority = Planch. ex Maxim.
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|subdivision = See text
|type_species = Rhododendron ovatum
|synonyms =
}}
Rhododendron sect. Azaleastrum is a subsection of subgenus Azaleastrum in the genus Rhododendron. It comprises 10 species of deciduous shrubss native to East Asia.{{cite web | title=Rhododendron sect. Azaleastrum | website=worldfloraonline.org | url=https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-3400004804| access-date=2025-01-29}}
Species
| class="wikitable collapsible" | ||
| Image | Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| Rhododendron bachii {{au|H.Lév. 1913}} | China (Anhui, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang) | |
| Rhododendron hangzhouense {{au|W.P.Fang & M.Y.He 1982}} | China (Zhejiang) | |
| 120px | Rhododendron hongkongense {{au|Hutch. 1930}} | China (Guangdong, Hong Kong) |
| Rhododendron leptothrium {{au|Balf.f. & Forrest}} | Myanmar, China (Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan) | |
| Rhododendron medoense {{au|W.P.Fang & M.Y.He 1983}} | Myanmar, China (Xizang) | |
| Rhododendron ngawchangense {{au|M.N.Philipson & Philipson 1982}} | Myanmar | |
| 120px | Rhododendron ovatum {{au|(Lindl.) Maxim. ex Planch. 1871}} | China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang.) Taiwan |
| Rhododendron tianlinense {{au|P.C.Tam 1983}} | China (Guangxi) | |
| Rhododendron uwaense {{au|H.Hara & T.Yamanaka 1984}} | Japan (Shikoku) | |
| Rhododendron vialii {{au|Delavay & Franch. 1895}} | China (Yunnan), Laos, Vietnam |
