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'Rhododendron ramsdenianum' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.
Shrub or tree, 1.5–12 m. Leaves coriaceous, 8.5–14 × 3–4.5 cm, oblanceolate to elliptic, apex acute to acuminate, lower surface glabrous or with the vestiges of a brown indumentum, with persistent red punctate hair bases overlying the veins. Flowers 15–20, in a dense truss, scarlet to deep crimson, tubular-campanulate, with prominent nectar pouches, 35–40 mm; ovary glabrous or with a few rufous hairs (rarely densely tomentose and glandular), style glabrous. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)
Distribution China SE Tibet
Habitat 2,100–2,700 m
RHS Hardiness Rating H5
Conservation status Vulnerable (VU)
Closely allied to R. kendrickii but with broader leaves. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)