Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 19:226 (1937)
WFO ID: wfo-0001048740
IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332311-1
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Very similar to R. sulfureum, differing as follows: leaves broadly ovate-oblong, 45-50 x 27-30 mm, the scales beneath contiguous, markedly unequal, flat, borne above the surface, not obviously sunk in pits; corolla c. 25 mm, tube 16 mm
China (S Xizang)
Rhododendron and bamboo forest
Cullen, J. (1980) A Revision of Rhododendron 1: Subgenus Rhododendron sections Rhododendron & Pogonanthum. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(1):136