Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 67:127 (1920)
WFO ID: wfo-0001229326
IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:333129-1
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Shrub. Leaves elliptic-oblanceolate, 10-18 x 2.5-6 cm, 3-4 x as long as broad, apex acuminate, base broadly cuneate, lower surface entirely glabrous; petioles 1-1.5 cm, glabrous. Inflorescence c. 10-flowered; rhachis c. 10 mm; pedicels 1-1.5 cm, glabrous. Calyx 1-2 mm, glabrous. Corolla 5-lobed, campanulate, glabrous outside, puberulent within towards base, white, sometimes suffused with pink, with flecks and a conspicuous purple blotch, 50-60 mm. Stamens 10, filaments puberulent below. Ovary and style glabrous; stigma capitate. Capsule c. 30 x 12 mm, broadly cylindrical.
China (SE Sichuan, Hubei)
Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):127