Bull. Bot. Res. N.E. Forest. Inst. 2(2): 89,t.7 (1982)
Verified by:
Shrub. c.3m; young shoots densely spreading-glandular-setose. Leaves persistent, coriaceous, dimorphic; spring leaves ovate to oblong-ovate, 7-10 x 2-2.5cm, 2-3 x as long as broad, apex acuminate, base rounded, upper surface soon glabrescent, lower surface with greyish brown indumentum, especially on veins and midrib; summer leaves 25-30 x 15-20mm, otherwise as for spring leaves; petioles 5-7mm, densely hirsute and glandular. Inflorescence 5-6-flowered; pedicels densely brownish-spreading- hairy. Calyx c.2mm, hirsute, lobes triangular-ovate, ciliate. Corolla funnel-shaped, 18-20mm, purple; tube c.7 x 4mm, glabrous. Stamens 5, filaments puberulent. Ovary densely hirsute; style hirsute below. Capsule not known.
China (Guangxi)
Chamberlain, D.F. & Rae, S.J. (1990) A Revision of Rhododendron IV Subgenus Tsutsusi. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 47(2):100