Rhododendron Yearbook 20: 103, t.8 (1965).
WFO ID: wfo-0000405445
IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:333426-1
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Shrub or small tree, 1 -6m; young shoots glabrous. Leaves oblong to elliptic, 5—13.5 x 2.5—5.5cm, 2—2.5 x as long as broad, apex rounded, minutely apiculate, base cordate, upper and lower surfaces glabrous; petioles absent or up to 5mm, winged, glabrous. Inflorescence dense, 10-15-flowered; rhachis up to 7mm; pedicels 5-15mm, glabrous. Calyx c.lmm, lobes minute, rounded. Corolla fleshy, tubular-campanulate, crimson, with conspicuous nectar pouches, 28-35mm. Ovary and style glabrous. Capsule at least 20 x 5mm, strongly curved.
Bhutan, NE India (Arunachal Pradesh)
Mixed forests, etc.
R. nishiokaeHaia, J. Jap. Bot. 45:94(1970). Type: Bhutan, nr Puwa La, 2 v 1966, Nishioka (holo. TI, n.v.).
Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):382