| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron rupicola W.W.Sm. |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8: 203 (1914) |
| Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet and ne. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 2800-4800m |
| Description | leaves broadly elliptic to oblong, obtuse, mucronate, adaxially densely scaly, abaxially yellow-brown, flowers of 2-6, 10-16mm long, broadly infundibuliform |
| Size | 40-60cm |
| Color | purple, red, yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Rhododendron achroanthum Balf.f. & W.W.Sm. Rhododendron propinquum Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward ex Tagg |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |