Rhododendron adamsii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Rhododendron |
| Species: | R. adamsii
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Rhododendron adamsii is a flowering plant species in the genus Rhododendron.
The plant has been cultivated in the Moscow Botanical Garden of Academy of Sciences since 1964. In the Buryat language R. adamsii is known as sagaan dali (сагаан дали) and is used to prepare a certain kind of herbal tea.[1]
Phytochemistry
[edit]R. adamsii contains cannabigerorcynic acid and cannabigerorcynic acid methylester which are structurally related to Cannabigerol and Cannabichromene.[citation needed]
Distribution
[edit]It is found in Eastern Siberia, Yakutia, Transbaikalia and Mongolia. In the Russian Far East it is found on the coast of the Sea of Okhotsk, on the Schmidt Peninsula of Sakhalin, as well as in the upper reaches of the Selemdzha and Bureya rivers.[2][3][4]
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References
[edit]- ^ Чай саган-дайля: полезные свойства, вред, противопоказания и рецепты
- ^ Воробьёв Д. П. (1968). Дикорастущие деревья и кустарники Дальнего Востока (3000 экз ed.). Л.: Наука, Ленингр. отд. p. 218.
- ^ Усенко Н. В. (1984). Деревья, кустарники и лианы Дальнего Востока. Хабаровское книжное издательство. p. 184.
- ^ RBG Kew - Rhododendron adamsii Rehder
External links
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Media related to Rhododendron adamsii at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Rhododendron adamsii at Wikispecies
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