Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 10: 80(1917).
WFO ID: wfo-0001048672
IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331887-1
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Shrub, 0.3-3m. Leaves elliptic to broadly ovate-lanceolate, 4-12 x 2-5cm, 1.7-2.5(-2.8) x as long as broad, apex ± acute, base cuneate to rounded-cordate, lower surface covered with a dense unistrate compacted to spongy ramiform tomentum, whitish or yellowish at first, sometimes turning deep reddish-brown, continuous, or splitting and becoming patchy; petioles l-2cm, tomentose at first, later glabrescent. Inflorescence 10-20-flowered; rhachis less than 5mm; pedicels 10-30mm, sparsely tomentose to glabrescent. Calyx 0.5-lmm, glabrous Or with a few scattered glands, lobes rounded. Corolla campanulate, white, often flushed with pink, with purple flecks, 30-35mm. Ovary and style glabrous. Capsule 10-20 x 4-6mm. ** * Rhododendron aganniphum * var. * aganniphum * ** Indumentum remaining pale and intact at maturity ** * Rhododendron aganniphum * var. * flavorufum * ** Indumentum turning deep red-brown and becoming patchy
China (SE Xizang, NW Yunnan, SW Sichuan)
Open forests, among rocks
Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):354