sp. nov. (see p. 478.).
WFO ID: wfo-0001229575
IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:900790-1
Verified by:
Shrub, c.2.5m; young shoots with a dense lanate tomentum; perulae persistent. Leaves linear, 6.5-7.5 x 1.3-1.8cm, 4-5 X as long as broad, apex acuminate, base cuneate, lower surface covered with a bistrate indumentum, the upper layer thick, lanate-tomentose, composed of brown ramiform hairs, the lower layer compacted and whitish; petioles c.0.5cm, densely lanate-tomentose. Inflorescence 12-16-flowered; rhachis minute; pedicels c.7mm, densely tomentose. Calyx c.lmm, densely tomentose, also stipitate-glandular, lobes rounded. Corolla ? funnel-campanulate, deep pink, with flecks, c.30mm. Ovary with a dense rufous indumentum intermixed with a few glands; style glandular in the lower half. Capsule not known.
China (E Sichuan) Only known from the type locality.
Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):347