| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron chamaethomsonii (Tagg) Cowan & Davidian |
| Bibliography | Rhododendron Year Book 6: 70 (1951) |
| Native Range | sc. China to e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3300-4500m |
| Description | leaves coriaceous, obovate to oblong-obovate, 2-7cm, obtuse, adaxially glabrous, abaxially pale green, strigose, flowers 1-4 in umbel, tubular-campanulate, 2-5cm long |
| Size | 15-90cm |
| Color | dark crimson |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained 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 |
| Synonyms | Rhododendron repens var. chamaethomsonii Tagg |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |