Rhodo. Soc. Notes 3:278 (1931) & Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 18:218 (1934)
WFO ID: wfo-0001048851
IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331986-1
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Very similar to R. xanthostephanum, differing as follows: often taller, bark not as conspicuous, leaves narrowly elliptic to elliptic, undersurface brown with unequal, ± contiguous or overlapping scales, the smaller sunk in pits but reaching the leaf surface; calyx lobes reflexed; corolla pale yellow or cream, sometimes with a faint pink flush.
China (SE Xizang—Tsangpo gorge)
Sheltered cliffs
Cullen, J. (1980) A Revision of Rhododendron 1: Subgenus Rhododendron sections Rhododendron & Pogonanthum. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(1):128