Ic. PI. Ind. Or. 4: 6 t. 1203 (1850).
WFO ID: wfo-0001229303
IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332522-1
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Shrub or tree, 1.3-10 m. Leaves oblong, 10—19(—30) x 4-7.5(-10) cm, 2.6-3.8 x as long as broad, apex acute to rounded and mucronate, base rounded, lower surface glabrous; petioles 2-3.5 cm, glabrous. Inflorescence 4-5-flowered; rhachis 50-70 mm; pedicels 35-40 mm, usually sparsely glandular. Calyx cupular, 7—20 mm, lobes rounded, glabrous. Corolla 5-lobed, open-campanulate, entirely glabrous, pale pink at first, soon fading white, 55-80 mm. Stamens 12-18, filaments glabrous. Ovary and entire style glandular. Capsule 22-40 x 13-18 mm, stout.
E Nepal, NE India (Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh), Bhutan
Open mixed woodland
R. aucklandii Hooker f., RhododendronsSikkimHimalayat.il (1851) Type: N India, Sikkim, 7-9000 ft, Hooker (iso. E). R. oblongum Griffith, Ic. PL Asiat. t. 523 (1854) & Not. PL Asiat. 303 (1854). Type: Bhutan, ascent to Chupcha, 8000-8500 ft, Griffith 1045 (n.v.). R- griffithianum Wight var. aucklandii (Hooker f.) Hooker f., Bot. Mag. 84: t. 5055(1858)
Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):237