| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Rhododendron chryseum Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9: 219 (1916) |
| Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet and ne. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 3900-4500m |
| Description | leaves thick, coriaceous, shortly petiolate, oblong or subovate, to 13mm, broadly rounded, entire, adaxially dark green, abaxially pale, flowers 4-6, subsessile, in umbel |
| Size | 30-55cm |
| Color | golden-yellow |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| 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 in fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Rhododendron nomophilum Balf.f. ex Tagg Rhododendron rupicola var. chryseum (Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward) M.N.Philipson |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |