| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron pumilum Hook.f. |
| Bibliography | Rhododendr. Sikkim-Himalaya 2: t. 14 (1851) |
| Native Range | sc. China to c. & e. Himalaya and n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3300-4300m |
| Description | leaves coriaceous, ovate to orbiculate, 1-2cm, mucronulate, abaxially light grey-green, scaly, flowers of 1-3, pedicellate, calyx red, corolla campanulate, 8-21mm |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | pinkish purple, purple |
| Bloom | late 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 | Azalea pumila (Hook.f.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |