Rhododendron triflorum bauhiniiflorum

Description

Shrubs or rarely small trees,often evergreen,sometimes semievergreen,1–4 m tall;young shoots scaly.Petiole 4–9 mm,scaly;leaf blade ovate,oblong,ovate-lanceolate,or oblong-lanceolate,2.5–6.5 × 1.5–2.5 cm;base rounded or cordate;apex acuminate,acute or obtuse,apiculate;abaxial surface gray white or pale green,scales to 1 × their own diameter apart,all similar,± rimless;adaxial surface without scales.Inflorescence terminal,shortly racemose,2–5(or more)-flowered;rachis 3–5 mm,scaly.Pedicel 0.6–1.6 cm,erect and ca.1.2 cm in fruit,scaly;calyx lobes rounded,ovate or triangular,0.5–1 mm,densely scaly;corolla broadly funnelform-campanulate,pale yellow,sometimes with lobes tinged pink,inside with brown spots,2–3.3 cm,outer surface scaly,pubescent or without hairs;stamens unequal,1.2–2.8 cm,longer than corolla;filaments villous;ovary 5-locular,densely scaly;style long,glabrous.Capsule cylindric,7–12 mm.Fl.May–Jun,fr.Jul–Aug.