CRETINII (Hamet) Ohba, 1976
Synonyms :
Sedum cretinii Hamet (1916) / Sedum crassipes var. cretinii (Hamet) Fröderströrn (1930) / Chamaerhodiola cretinii (Hamet) Nakai (1934) / Sedum wallichianum var. cretinii (Hamet) H.Hara
(1966) / Rhodiola crassipes var. cretinii (Hamet) Jacobsen (1973)
Type (lecto) : Smith & Cave 1206, Sikkim.
Subgenus Rhodiola sect. Rhodiola
Etymology : For Mr Cretin, assistant physician and good friend of Raymond Hamet, the author of this plant.
Distribution : Eastern Himalaya to China.
Two subspecies :
Rhodiola cretinii ssp. cretinii