| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron chionanthum Tagg & Forrest |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 15: 309 (1927) |
| Native Range | sc. China to ne. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3900-4400m |
| Description | leaves obovate, 4-9cm long, obtuse, adaxially dark green, abaxially rusty, flowers 4-6 in umbels, sepals elliptic, ciliate, corolla tubular-campanulate, 3-4cm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 fall; layering in spring |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |