Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 13: 60 (1920).
WFO ID: wfo-0001048627
IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:333387-1
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Shrub, l-3(-7)m. Leaves broadly ovate-lanceolate, (6-)9-12 x 3.6-6.2cm, 1.7-2.3 x as long as broad, apex acute to apiculate, base rounded to ± cordate, lower surface with a dense bistrate indumentum that is usually rust-red, the upper layer lanate-tomentose, ramiform, felted, the lower compacted; petioles 1 -1.5cm, glabrescent. Inflorescence 10-20-flowered; rhachis 10-15mm; pedicels 10-15mm, glabrous when mature. Calyx 1.5-2mm, glabrous, lobes acute. Corolla white to pink, with purple flecks, 35-40mm. Ovary and style glabrous. Capsule 20-22 X 6-8mm.
China (N Yunnan, SW Sichuan)
Thickets, open forests, etc.
Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):343