| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron riparium Kingdon-Ward |
| Bibliography | Spec. Rhododendron [J.B.Stevenson]: 598 (1930) |
| Native Range | e. Himalaya to n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets |
| Altitude | 3000-3600m |
| Description | leaves suborbiculate to oblong-ovate, ciliate, adaxially dim, abaxially densely squamose, obtuse, flowers pedicellate, 2-5, in lax, terminal inflorescence |
| Size | 50-75cm |
| Color | pink-violet |
| 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 in fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Rhododendron calostrotum ssp. riparium (Kingdon-Ward) Cullen Rhododendron kingdonii Merr. Rhododendron nitens Hutch. Rhododendron rivulare Kingdon-Ward |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |