Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 11: 27 (1919).
Verified by:
Dwarf shrub, 0.6-1.5m. Leaves elliptic to oblong, 4-7 x 1.5-2cm, 2.7-3.5 x as long as broad, apex ± cucullate, base rounded, lower surface with a dense bistrate indumentum, the upper layer dark rufous-brown, loosely and finely ramiform-tomentose, the lower layer compacted; petioles 0.5 -1.5cm, densely brown-tomentose. Inflorescence 10-15-flowered; rhachis c.5mm; pedicels 10-15mm, glabrescent. Calyx c.0.5mm, glabrous. Corolla campanulate, white flushed rose, with crimson flecks, 30-35mm. Ovary densely rufous-tomentose; style glabrous. Capsule c. 10 x 5mm.
China (SE Xizang, NW Yunnan)
Bouldery slopes, thickets, margins of pine forests, etc.
Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):348