Rhododendron maybarae Nakai & H.Hara

Shrub; young shoots glabrous. Leaves in whorls of up to three, at the ends of the branches, 2.5–3 × 1.5–1.7 cm, apex acute, lower surface with lamina glabrous, veins and midrib with brown hairs, especially towards base. Pedicels densely and stiffly brownish-pubescent. Flowers solitary, appearing before the leaves; calyx minute; corolla deep magenta, upper lobe with darker flecks, open-campanulate, c.25 mm; stamens 10; ovary densely covered with brownish bristles, style glabrous. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)

Distribution  Japan S Kyushu

Habitat 600–1,000 m

RHS Hardiness Rating H6