Quart. Bull. Amer. Rhododendron Soc. 21:81 (1978)
Verified by:
Shrub; young shoots densely setose-glandular. Leaves ovate to lanceolate or elliptic, coriaceous, 7-10.5 x 2.4-3.4cm, c.3 x as long as broad, apex acute to acuminate, base rounded, margin cartilaginous, papillate, upper surface glabrous when mature, with a few setae overlying the midrib, lower surface setose and sparsely tomentose, tomentum evanescent, at least towards apex, or ± persistent; petioles, like midribs, densely glandular-setose. Inflorescence lax, 6—8-flowered; rhachis c.5mm; pedicels 15-25mm, densely glandular-setose. Calyx c.7mm, densely glandular-setose. Corolla (in cultivation) funnel-campanulate, pale pink with purple flecks, 35-50mm. Ovary densely glandular setose; style glabrous. Capsule c.20 x 4mm, curved. china (SW Sichuan-Muli). Spruce forests,
R. glischrum var. adenosum Cowan & Davidian, Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 21: 147 (1953). Type: China, SW Sichuan, mountains of Kulu, 3540m, ix 1929, Rock 18228 (= Rock seed no. 3837, cult. E) (holo. E). R. kuluense Chamberlain, Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 36: 116 (1978)
Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):284