Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 9: 229 (1916).
Verified by:
Shrub or small tree, 2-8m; shoots densely glandular-setose. Leaves herbaceous, obovate to elliptic, 11.5-30 x 3.3-8cm,2-4.2 x as long as broad, apex ± cuspidate, base rounded, margin herbaceous, ciliate, upper surface smooth to moderately rugose, with glandular setae above the midrib at base, otherwise glabrous, occasionally with bristles scattered over the whole surface, lower surface with a dense covering of setae, especially overlying the veins, sometimes also with a thin brown or whitish tomentum, especially towards the base; petioles l-2cm, stout, covered with stout glandular setae. Inflorescence 10-14-flowered, lax; rhachis very short; pedicels (15-)25-35 (-45)mm, densely stipitate-glandular. Calyx 5-10mm, lobes Ungulate, ciliate. Corolla campanulate, rose-pink to scarlet, occasionally white flushed rose, with purple flecks and usually also a basal blotch, 30-50mm. Ovary densely stipitate-glandular; style glabrous or glandular at base. Capsule 15—20 x 5—6mm. ** * Rhododendron glischrum * var. * glischroides * ** Leaves glabrous above when mature or with setae confined to base above midrib. Upper surface of leaves rugose, veins with a thin covering of indumentum on lower surface. ** * Rhododendron glischrum * var. * glischrum * ** Leaves glabrous above when mature or with setae confined to base above midrib. Upper surface of leaves smooth, lower surface lacking tomentum. ** * Rhododendron glischrum * var. * rude * **
Mixed forests, etc.
Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):284