| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron taibaiense Ching & H.P.Yang |
| Bibliography | Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 3(2): 88 (1983) |
| Native Range | nc. China (c. Shaanxi) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2900-3100m |
| Description | leaves broadly elliptic, 10-25mm, mucronate, adaxially dark green, abaxially yellow-brown, scaly, flowers of 1-2, ca. 16mm long, infundibuliform |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | pale purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 fall; layering in spring |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHN China North-Central) |