Description

Shrub, 1 -3-1 -6 m. Young growth loriform-setose. Leaves elliptic, broadly acute at the apex, 70 x 33 mm, upper surface dark green or brownish, somewhat rugose, elepidote except near the base, the base of the midrib loriform-setose, margins entire, sparsely loriform-setose, lower surface brownish with rather dense scales which are contiguous or up to their own diameter apart; petioles sparsely loriform-setose. Inflorescence 2-3-flowered, pedicels densely lepidote. Calyx conspicuous, deeply 5-lobed, the lobes ovate-oblong, c. 9 mm, lepidote on the outer surface, loriform-ciliate on the margins. Corolla funnel-campanulate, pale yellow, 38 mm, tube 20 mm, glabrous and very sparsely lepidote outside, sparsely pubescent inside. Stamens 10, filaments rather sparsely pubescent towards the base. Ovary densely lepidote, style impressed, very sparsely lepidote at the extreme base. Capsule unknown.

Distribution

China (SE Xizang)

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References

Cullen, J. (1980) A Revision of Rhododendron 1: Subgenus Rhododendron sections Rhododendron & Pogonanthum. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(1):42