Rhododendron maximum

N.A. Rhododendron maximum L. No information is available in the literature. Large quantity may be toxic. Used as a tonic for the kidneys and itchiness. 

The best known species is Laurus nob ills, a Mediterranean shrub used by the ancient Greeks to decorate the head of victors in the Pythian games, which led to modem phrases such as poet laureate and Nobel laureate. Additional well-known species include avocado, California laurel, sassafras, and cinnamon tree. American gardeners often refer to Kalmia latifolia as mountain laurel, and to Rhododendron maximum as great laurel, despite the fact that both of these shrubs are in the Ericaceae family, and are unrelated to the true laurels of the Lauraceae. 

GrayaiMtoxins. Toxic diterpenoids from leaves of Ericaceae species (Ericaceae diterpenes), e. g. Rhododendron maximum or Leucothoe grayana. G. also occur in the nectar of rhododendron flowers. Mass poisonings through contaminated honey even occurred in Antiquity. About 25 G. have been isolated. The most important are G. 1, II, and III (see table). 

Ericaceae Rhododendron maximum LM Phellem cells vary in size no... 

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