The Chinese traditionally call large-flowered tree rhododendrons--the "St. Bernards" of the rhododendron world--by the name shinan, to distinguish them from the small-leafed, small-flowered rhododendrons generally known as azaleas in English.
有別於細葉小花的杜鵑，中國人將「聖伯納」﹘﹘也就是喬木、又開大朵花的杜鵑稱為石楠。