| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron imperator Hutch. & Kingdon-Ward |
| Bibliography | Spec. Rhododendron [J.B.Stevenson]: 440 (1930) |
| Native Range | se. Tibet to ne. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | branchlets procumbent, leaves petiolate, coriaceous, oblong-elliptic, 1-3cm. cuneate, acute, adaxially pale green, inflorescence 1-2-flowered, corolla broadly infundibuliform |
| Size | 10-45cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and in fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Rhododendron uniflorum var. imperator (Hutch. & Kingdon-Ward) Cullen |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |