| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron laudandum Cowan |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 19: 222 (1937) |
| Native Range | se. Tibet to e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2900-5100m |
| Description | leaves oblong to ovate or suborbiculate, 10-17mm long, dark green adaxially, dark reddish brown abaxially, flowers of 5-10, narrowly tubular, 1-2cm across |
| Size | 15-60cm |
| Color | pink, white, yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 fall; layering in spring |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |