Rhododendron complexum Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.

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Fastigiate or rounded dwarf shrub, 0.1–0.6 m. Leaves 0.4–1.1 × 0.2–0.6 cm, broadly or narrowly elliptic to ovate, apex obtuse or rounded, mucro small or absent, lower surface covered with uniformly ferrugineous, touching scales. Flowers 3–4(–5) per inflorescence; calyx to 1 mm, minute; corolla pale lilac to rosy purple, usually narrowly funnel-shaped, 9–13 mm; stamens 5–6(–8), included within the tube; ovary scaly, style short or long, glabrous or slightly pubescent at base. Flowering April-May. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)

Distribution  China N Yunnan

Habitat 3,400–4,600 m

RHS Hardiness Rating H7

Conservation status Near threatened (NT)

This species may be distinguished from allied species with which it might be confused by the number of stamens. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)