Gard. Chron. 71: 149 (1922).
Verified by:
Shrub. Leaves obovate-elliptic, 6-8 x 2.5-3.2 cm, c.2.5 x as long as broad, apex rounded, mucronate, base rounded, lower surface glabrous; petioles c. 1.5cm, at first with a floccose dendroid indumentum, soon glabrous. Inflorescence c. 7-flowered; rhachis 5 — 10mm; pedicels c. 10mm, glabrous. Calyx 1—2mm, glabrous. Corolla 5-lobed, open-campanulate, with nectar pouches, entirely glabrous, white flushed pink to pale pink, with purple flecks, 30-40mm. Stamens 10, filaments glabrous. Ovary and style glabrous. Capsule not known.
China (W Hubei)
Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):240