Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 16:178 (1931)
WFO ID: wfo-0001048045
IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:333438-1
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Very similar to R. lindleyi, differing as follows: frequently a free-growing shrub, calyx lobes 17-19 x 11 mm, not filiform-acicular-ciliate but often margined with quickly deciduous scales.
NE Burma, China (NW Yunnan)
Forest margins and scrub
R. headfortianum Hutchinson, Bot. Mag. 163: t. 9614 (1942). Type: a cultivated plant (holo. K)
Cullen, J. (1980) A Revision of Rhododendron 1: Subgenus Rhododendron sections Rhododendron & Pogonanthum. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(1):38