J. Bot. (Lond.) 73: 247 (1935).
WFO ID: wfo-0001229358
IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332837-1
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Tree, 13-18m. Leaves broadly obovate, 20-32 x 10-14(-17)cm, 1.7-2.3 x as long as broad, apex rounded, base cuneate, upper surface glabrous, lower surface with a thin but continuous, apparently bistrate indumentum, the lower layer compacted, the upper arachnoid; petioles 2-3.8cm, slightly flattened, narrowly winged, glabrous when mature. Inflorescence up to c.30-flowered; rhachis c.40mm; pedicels 8-15mm, stout, rufous-tomentose. Calyx c.lmm, rufous-tomentose, lobes triangular. Corolla 8-lobed, funnel-campanulate, rosy purple with darker nectar pouches, 45-60mm. Stamens c.16. Ovary densely rufous-tomentose. Capsule not known.
NE Upper Burma, China (adjacent parts of W Yunnan)
Rain forest
Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):250