| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron calostrotum Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13: 35 (1920) |
| Native Range | sc. China to Tibet and n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets |
| Altitude | 3400-4800m |
| Description | leaves grey-green, obovate-elliptic, to 3cm long, flowers 1-2, subcrateriform, 3cm across |
| Size | 20-100cm |
| Color | pink, pinkish red |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| 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 (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |