| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron mesopolium Balf.f. & Forrest |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 13: 51 (1920) |
| Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3800-4300m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, to 6cm, oblong or narrowly obovate, rounded, mucronate, on base obtuse, adaxially glabrous, abaxially fuscous, flowers 2-4 in umbel, corolla campanulate |
| Size | 30-50cm |
| Color | pale rose |
| Bloom | 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 |
| Synonyms | Rhododendron asteium Balf.f. & Forrest Rhododendron epipastum Balf.f. & Forrest Rhododendron eudoxum ssp. asteium (Balf.f. & Forrest) Tagg Rhododendron eudoxum ssp. epipastum (Balf.f. & Forrest) Tagg Rhododendron eudoxum var. mesopolium (Balf.f. & Forrest) D.F.Chamb. Rhododendron eudoxum ssp. mesopolium (Balf.f. & Forrest) Tagg Rhododendron fulvastrum ssp. epipastum (Balf.f. & Forrest) Cowan Rhododendron fulvastrum ssp. mesopolium (Balf.f. & Forrest) Cowan |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |