Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 12: 162 (1920).
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Shrub or small tree, 3-9m. Leaves oblanceolate to narrowly (rarely broadly) elliptic, (9—)16—23 x 4-6.3cm, (2.5-)3-5 x as long as broad, apex acute to rounded, apiculate, base rounded to attenuate, upper surface glabrous, lower surface with a buff to silvery, sometimes ± shining, compacted and agglutinated indumentum; petioles 2-2.5cm, ±terete, glabrous when mature, Inflorescence 12-20-flowered; rhachis 50-60mm; pedicels 25-35 mm, brownish-tomentose. Calyx c. 1mm, tomentose. Corolla 8-lobed, ventricose-campanulate, cream to clear yellow, sometimes with a red basal blotch, 30-40mm. Stamens 16. Ovary densely rufous-tomentose. Capsule 25-30 x 10mm, straight or curved.
NE Upper Burma, China (adjacent parts of W Yunnan)
Thickets, mixed forests
Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):246