Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 10: 89(1919)
Verified by:
Shrub, 0.6-2(-3)m; young shoots shortly stipitate-glandular. Leaves broadly ovate to orbicular, 3.5-7 x 3-5cm, 1-1.5 X as long as broad; apex rounded, acuminate, base cordate, upper surface glabrous, lower surface glaucous, with minute red punctate glands, sometimes also stipitate-glandular at base, especially on midrib; petioles 1.2-2cm, stipitate-glandular, at least when young. Inflorescence 4-8-flowered; rhachis c.3mm; pedicels c.l5mm, stipitate-glandular. Calyx c.2mm, stipitate-glandular. Corolla campanulate, white to rose-pink, sometimes with purple flecks and a faint basal blotch, 30-40mm. Ovary stipitate-glandular; style glabrous or with a few glands at base. Capsule 15-20 x 3-4mm, curved. ** * Rhododendron callimorphum * var. * callimorphum * ** Flowers pink ** * Rhododendron callimorphum * var. * myiagrum * **
China(W Yunnan)
Stony slopes, thickets, etc.
Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):262