Rhododendron glanduliferum Franch.

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Shrub; young shoots sparsely stalked-glandular. Leaves 12–16 × 2–4 cm, oblong-lanceolate, glabrous below. Rhachis elongate. Flowers 5–6 in a truss; pedicels densely covered with long-stalked glands; calyx c.3 mm; corolla 7–8-lobed, white, funnel-campanulate, 50–60 mm, outer surface densely long-stalked-glandular; stamens 14–16; ovary and style stalked-glandular. Royal Horticultural Society (1997).

Distribution  China NE Yunnan

Habitat 2,300–2,400 m

RHS Hardiness Rating H5

Conservation status Vulnerable (VU)

This species, which may be distinguished by the stalked glands on the corollas and flower stalks, has only recently been introduced into cultivation. Royal Horticultural Society (1997).