Notes R.B.G. Edinb. 12:45 (1919)
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Shrub, 0-3-1-3 m. Young growth densely loriform-setose, older branches smooth with scaling bark. Leaves elliptic, obtuse, 26-38(-50) X 16-22 (-31) mm, upper surface dark green, rugose, often with the remains of dried-out scales, ioriform-setose along the midrib, margin entire, ciliate with variably persistent loriform setae, lower surface brown with dense, overlapping, unequal scales. Petioles very densely loriform-setose. Inflorescence (l-)2-5(-6)-fiowered, pedicels sparsely lepidote, densely loriform-setose. Calyx conspicuous, deeply 5-lobed, the lobes oblong-ovate, obtuse, herbaceous, 5-7 mm, somewhat accrescent in fruit, lepidote on the surface, margins loriform-ciliate. Corolla 20-32 mm, tube 14-19 mm, funnel-campanulate, bright yellow, the tube pubescent outside and inside, the lobes lepidote on the outside. Stamens 10, filaments pilose in the lower part. Ovary densely lepidote, rarely with a few setae towards the apex, style impressed, variably lepidote towards the base. Capsule lepidote, ovoid-globose, 6-9 mm.
NE Burma, China (SW Yunnan)
Cliffs, stony slopes, scrub 2700-3600 m
Cullen, J. (1980) A Revision of Rhododendron 1: Subgenus Rhododendron sections Rhododendron & Pogonanthum. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 39(1):42