Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 16: 191 (1931)
WFO ID: wfo-0001048811
IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332396-1
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Shrub, 1-1.8m; young shoots minutely stipitate-glandular. Leaves 3.5-5.5 x 1.8-2.lcm, 2-2.5 x as long as broad, apex rounded, apiculate, base rounded, upper and lower surfaces glabrous, epidermis epapillate, glaucous beneath; petioles 0.5-0.7cm, glabrous to stipitate-glandular at maturity. Inflorescence 1-3-flowered, lax; rhachis c.3mm; pedicels 12-20mm, sparsely stipitate-glandular. Calyx c.3mm, sparsely stipitate-glandular. Corolla campanulate, creamy white flushed pale rose, with conspicuous flecks, 30-40mm. Ovary and most of style densely stipitate-glandular. Capsule 13-18 x c.6mm, curved.
China (SE Xizang)
Thickets, etc.
Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):426