| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron cephalanthoides Balf.f. & W.W.Sm. |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9: 216 (1916) |
| Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3300-5000m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, coriaceous, oblong or elliptic, to 2cm long, obtuse, mucronate, flat, adaxially dark green, flowers in umbel, calyx broadly campanulate |
| Size | 30-95cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Rhododendron primuliflorum var. cephalanthoides (Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.) Cowan & Davidian |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |