| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron sophistarum Craven |
| Synonyms | Diplarche pauciflora Hook.f. & Thomson |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3500-4800m |
| Description | leaves crowded, sessile, coriaceous, linear-elliptic, 3-4mm, obtuse, mucronate, spiny serrate, inflorescence capitate, 2-6-flowered, corolla 4mm long, lobes ovate, 2mm long |
| Size | 4-7cm |
| Color | 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 |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
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