Gen. Syst. 3: 843 (1834)
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Shrub, 2-3m; young shoots tomentose, soon glabrescent. Leaves oblong to obovate,7-ll x 3-4.5cm, 2.3-2.5 (-3) x as long as broad, apex ± rounded, apiculate, base rounded, upper surface glabrous, lower surface glabrous or with a compacted greyish to fawn indumentum; petioles l-2cm, glabrous, with lamina slightly decurrent. Inflorescence lax, 10-20-flowered; rhachis 20-40mm; pedicels c.30mm, sparsely tomentose. Calyx c.2mm, tomentose, lobes glabrous. Corolla broadly funnel-campanulate, white to pale rose-pink, with greenish flecks, c.25mm. Ovary densely tomentose; style c.l5mm, glabrous. Capsule 20-30mm long. ** * Rhododendron brachycarpum * var. * brachycarpum * ** Leaves with a compacted grey to fawn indumentum beneath, even when mature ** * Rhododendron brachycarpum * var. * fauriei * ** Leaves ± glabrous beneath when mature
Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):307