| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron minyaense M.N.Philipson & Philipson |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 34: 45 (1975) |
| Native Range | sc. China (w. Sichuan) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 4500-4600m |
| Description | leaves broadly ovate to oblong-elliptic, 1-2cm, on base broadly cuneate, apically obtuse, abaxially yellow squamose, adaxially dark green, corolla infundibuliform, 14-18mm |
| Size | 30-60cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring, 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) |