| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron lepidostylum Balf.f. & Forrest |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 12: 124 (1920) |
| Native Range | sc. China (w. Yunnan) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3000-3700m |
| Description | leaves coriaceous, obovate to ovate, 3-4cm, mucronate, adaxially blue-green, glabrous, long setose, abaxially glaucous, golden scaly, flowers infundibuliform, 20-33mm |
| Size | 30-150cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |