Rhododendron uvariifolium

Rhododendron uvariifolium (紫玉盘杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southwestern Sichuan, southeastern Xizang, and northwestern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of 2100-4000 m. It is an evergreen shrub or tree growing to 2-10 m in height, with leathery leaves that are oblanceolate to oblong-oblanceolate or obovate, 11–24 by 3.5–6.5 cm in size. Flowers are white, pink, or rose, with crimson basal blotch and purple spots.

Synonyms

 * Rhododendron dendritrichum Balf.f. & Forrest mall>
 * Rhododendron monbeigii Rehder & E.H. Wilson
 * Rhododendron niphargum Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward
 * Rhododendron uvariifolium var. griseum Cowan