Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 19:229 (1937).
WFO ID: wfo-0001048743
IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332888-1
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Shrub, 1.5—2m; young shoots with a thin evanescent tomentum, eglandular. Leaves elliptic, 4-5 x 2-2.6cm, c.2 x as long as broad, apex rounded, base rounded, upper surface glabrous, lower surface covered with a dense fulvous lanate tomentum composed of fasciculate hairs; petioles 0.5-0.8cm, tomentose. Inflorescence c.5-flowered; rhachis 2-3mm; pedicels c.6mm, glabrescent. Calyx 8-15mm, fleshy, cupular, glabrous, lobes crimson, rounded. Corolla funnel-campanulate, crimson, with darker nectar pouches, 30-35mm. Ovary glabrous. Capsule not known.
Cliffs, etc.
Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):415