Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 21: 144 (1953).
WFO ID: wfo-0001229680
IPNI ID: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:333503-1
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Dwarf shrub, to c.0.3m; perulae persistent. Leaves obovate to obovate-spathulate, 1-3.2 x 0.6-1.8cm, c.2.5 x as long as broad, apex rounded, mucronate, base attentuate, decurrent, upper and lower surfaces glabrous; petioles short and winged. Inflorescence 2-3(-5)-flowered; rhachis minute; pedicels 20—30mm, glabrous. Calyx 1—3mm, glabrous, lobes fleshy. Corolla infundibular-campanulate, pale yellow, 30-40mm. Ovary glabrous. Capsule not known.
China (SE Xizang)
Rocky hillsides
Chamberlain, D.F. (1982) A Revision of Rhododendron II. Subgenus Hymenanthes. Notes From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(2):401