| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron rupicola W.W.Sm. |
| Synonyms | Rhododendron achroanthum Balf.f. & W.W.Sm. |
| Rhododendron propinquum Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward ex Tagg | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 2800-4800m |
| Description | leaves broadly elliptic to oblong, obtuse, mucronate, adaxially densely scaly, abaxially yellow-brown, flowers of 2-6, 10-16mm long, broadly infundibuliform |
| Size | 40-60cm |
| Color | purple, red, yellow |
| 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 |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indo-China (Myanmar) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
rupicola chryseum (Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward) M.N.Philipson & Philipson, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 34(1): 62 (1975)
rupicola muliense (Balf.f. & Forrest) M.N.Philipson & Philipson, ibid.
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