| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron kongboense Kingdon-Ward. ex Hutch. |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mag. 160: t. 9492 (1937) |
| Native Range | s. Tibet to e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 4300-5000m |
| Description | leaves oblong, 13-28mm, mucronate, adaxially dark green, abaxially light yellow-brown, scaly, flowers of 6-12, narrowly tubular, 8-12mm long, lobes spreading |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | reddish purple, rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |