Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 8: 344 (1915)
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Shrub, sometimes dwarf, 0.15-2.5(-4)m. Leaves linear to elliptic, 5-12 x 0.6-4cm, 2.2-15 x as long as broad, apex acute to cucullate, base cuneate to + rounded, lower surface with a thick bistrate indumentum, the upper layer rufous, ramiform, lanate-tomentose, loose, the lower radiate, compacted; petioles 0.4-l(-1.5)cm, rufous-tomentose to glabrescent. Inflorescence 6-15-flowered; rhachis c.lOmm; pedicels 8—15(-20)mm, tomentose and glandular. Calyx 0.5—2mm, tomentose and glandular. Corolla funnel-campanulate, white or (rarely) pale yellow, sometimes flushed with pink, with purple flecks, 20—40mm. Ovary densely rufous-tomentose and glandular. Capsule 10—15 x 3—5mm ** * Rhododendron roxieanum * var. * cucullatum * ** ** * Rhododendron roxieanum * var. * roxieanum * **
Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):344