KewBull. 1910: 111 (1910)
WFO ID: wfo-0001219286
IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:333236-1
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Small tree, 3.5-16m. Leaves elliptic to oblanceolate, 9.5-17 x 3.2-5.2cm, 2.7—3.3 X as long as broad, apex acute to shortly acuminate, upper surface glabrous, lower surface with a thin compacted white indumentum embedded in a surface film; petioles 1.5-2cm, ± glabrous. Inflorescence lax, 4-10-flowered; rhachis 3-5mm; pedicels 5 —10mm, with a thin white indumentum, eglandular. Calyx l-2mm, with a thin white mealy indumentum, lobes triangular. Corolla campanulate, purplish to violet, with darker nectar pouches, 40-50mm. Ovary densely grey-felted-tomentose; style glabrous. Capsule c.25 x 10mm.
China (Sichuan, ? Guizhou)
Open rocky slopes
Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):328