| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron cephalanthum Franch. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 32: 9 (1885) |
| Native Range | s. Qinghai to sc. China and n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3000-4600m |
| Description | leaves oblong-elliptic to ovate, 10-35mm, obtuse, mucronate, adaxially glabrous, abaxially yellow-brown scaly, inflorescence 5-10-flowered, flowers narrowly tubular |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| 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 cephalantha (Franch.) Kuntze Rhododendron cephalanthum var. crebreflorum (Hutch. & Kingdon-Ward) Cowan & Davidian Rhododendron chamaetortum Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward Rhododendron crebreflorum Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward Rhododendron nwaiense Balf.f. & W.W.Sm. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |