Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 19: 182 (1936).
WFO ID: wfo-0001048733
IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:333045-1
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Dwarf shrub, 0.6-1.3m; young shoots soon glabrescent; perulae deciduous. Leaves obovate to elliptic, 4.5—8 x 2—3.5cm, c.3 x as long as broad, apex rounded, apiculate, base rounded to ± cuneate, upper surface glabrous, lower surface finely papillate, glabrous except for a few white hairs on the midrib and main veins; petioles broad, up to 0.5cm, glabrescent. Inflorescence 4-6-flowered; rhachis c.3mm; pedicels 10-20mm, glabrous. Calyx c.5mm, glabrous, lobes broad and rounded. Corolla tubular-campanulate, white or pale yellow flushed pink, with red flecks, 40-50mm. Ovary with a few scattered hairs. Capsule not known.
China (S Xizang)
Cliffs
Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):400