Rhododendron vesiculiferum Tagg

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Large shrub or small tree; young shoots densely glandular-setose. Leaves 12–14.5 × 3.5–5 cm, obovate to oblanceoate; upper surface rugulose, with deeply impressed veins, lower surface with veins and midrib covered with glandular setae and with white vesiculate hairs. Flowers 10–15 in a truss; calyx 8–10 mm; corolla white to rose-purple, with flecks and a small basal blotch, funnel-campanulate, nectar pouches lacking, 25–35 mm; ovary densely covered with rufous stalked glands, with an understorey of white vesiculate hairs. Flowering April-May. Royal Horticultural Society (1997).

Distribution  Myanmar NE China W Yunnan, SE Tibet

Habitat 2,500–3,350 m

RHS Hardiness Rating H5

Conservation status Vulnerable (VU)

This species is closely allied to R. glischroides but may be distinguished from that species by the presence of vesiculate hairs. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)