| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron tapetiforme Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9: 279 (1916) |
| Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet and ne. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3300-4800m |
| Description | leaves suborbiculate, 4-12mm, broadly cuneate, obtuse or rounded, adaxially dark green, inflorescence 1-4-flowered, corolla broadly infundibuliform, 10-16mm |
| Size | 20-45cm |
| Color | purple, rose |
| Bloom | 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |