Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 16: 188 (1931).
Verified by:
Shrub, 1.2-3.7m; young shoots glabrescent. Leaves narrowly obovate to elliptic, 4.5-7 x 1.8-4cm, 1.7-2.5 x as long as broad, apex rounded, apiculate, base rounded, upper and lower surfaces glabrous, lower cuticle shortly papillate with some red sessile hair-bases; petioles 0.7-1.5cm, with sparse, well-developed, rufous, dendroid hairs that extend up the midrib on the upper surface of the leaves. Inflorescence 4—7-flowered; rhachis up to 5mm; pedicels 15-25mm, sparsely glandular. Calyx c.1.5mm, shortly stipitate-glandular, at least on the lobe margins. Corolla campanulate, crimson to scarlet or white with a deep pink border, nectar pouches darker, 35-45mm. Ovary shortly stipitate-glandular; style glandular to tip. Capsule c.20mm.
NE Upper Burma, China (SE Xizang)
Coniferous forests
Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):418