Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 15: 309 (1927).
WFO ID: wfo-0001048863
IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332170-1
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Shrub, 0.6-lm; young shoots ± densely setose, eglandular. Leaves obovate, 6-7.5 x 2.2-2.8cm, c.2.5 x as long as broad, apex rounded, acuminate, base broadly cuneate, glabrous above when mature, with a discontinuous floccose tomentum beneath; petioles 0.5-lcm, setose. Inflorescence 4-6-flowered; rhachis c.5mm; pedicels 15-20mm, sparsely setulose-glandular. Calyx 2-3mm, lobes ciliate. Corolla tubular-campanulate, white, c.35mm. Ovary densely rufous-tomentose. Capsule not known.
ne Upper Burma, China (W Yunnan)
Rocky slopes
Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):390