Pi. Wils. 1:523 (1913)
WFO ID: wfo-0001048150
IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:333319-1
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Very similar to R. concinnum, differing as follows: leaves much longer than broad, c. 70 x 20 mm, narrowly elliptic or very narrowly elliptic, cuneate at the base, usually greyish or silvery beneath with scales which are trimorphic as to size and colour—(a) small, milky and golden, (b) larger milky, and golden, and (c) larger still and golden; corolla white or pale purple, elepidote, c. 22 mm, tube c. 12 mm
China (SW Sichuan)
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Cullen, J. (1980) A Revision of Rhododendron 1: Subgenus Rhododendron sections Rhododendron & Pogonanthum. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(1):76