Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 8: 343 (1915).
Verified by:
Shrub, l-3m. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, (6.5-)9-14 x (3-)4.5-8cm, 1.5-2 x as long as broad, apex rounded, obtuse, base + cordate, lower surface with a thick whitish to buff bistrate indumentum, the upper layer ramiform, lanate-tomentose, the lower compacted; petioles 1.5—2cm, glabrous when mature. Inflorescence 10-15-flowered; rhachis up to 12mm; pedicels 15—30mm, glabrous, stout. Calyx c.lmm, glabrous, lobes rounded. Corolla 7-lobed, campanulate, white to deep rose, with purple flecks, 40-50mm. Ovary and style glabrous. Stamens 12-14. Capsule c.20 x 10mm.
China (NW Yunnan, SW Sichuan)
Open forests, among boulders
Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):358