Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 19: 239 (1927).
WFO ID: wfo-0001048747
IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:333171-1
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Tree, 6-15m; perulae persistent on the apical shoots. Leaves oblanceolate, 14-20 x 5-7cm, 2.8-3.2 x as long as broad, apex ± acute, apiculate, base rounded, upper surface glabrous, lower surface with a thin whitish compacted and agglutinated indumentum; petioles terete, 2-3cm, whitish-tomentose. Inflorescence 15-25-flowered; rhachis up to 25mm; pedicels 15-30mm, sparsely hairy. Calyx c. 1mm, sparsely hairy. Corolla 6-8-lobed, ventricose-campanulate, rose-pink with a dark basal blotch, 30-35mm. Stamens c. 16. Ovary whitish-tomentose. Capsule not seen.
China (S Xizang)
Mixed forests
Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):247