| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron mainlingense S.H.Huang & R.C.Fang |
| Bibliography | Fl. Xizang. 3: 674 (1986) |
| Native Range | se. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3900-4000m |
| Description | leaves aromatic, elliptic, 7-16mm, on base cuneate, apically acute, mucronate, abaxially densely yellow squamose, adaxially dark green, flowers narrowly tubular, few |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 in fall; layering in spring |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |