| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron pronum Tagg & Forrest |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 15: 318 (1927) |
| Native Range | sc. China (nw. Yunnan) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2600-4400m |
| Description | leaves oblong elliptic to oblanceolate, 3-7cm, coriaceous, abaxially deep grey to pale brown, obtuse, umbels 6-12-flowered, flowers campanulate, 3-4cm, vermilion variegate |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | creamy white, pale yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |