杂色杜鹃(原变种) za se du juan (yuan bian zhong)

Rhododendron brachyandrum I. B. Balfour & Forrest; R. eclecteum var. brachyandrum (I. B. Balfour & Forrest) Cowan & Davidian.

Petiole 4–10 mm; leaf blade fiddle-shaped, 5–12 × 2.5–5 cm; abaxial surface with dense straight hairs near midrib. Corolla deep rose to crimson, rarely pale yellow. Fl. May–Jun, fr. Aug–Oct.

Pinus forests, Rhododendron thickets; 3000–4000 m. SW Sichuan, SE Xizang, NW Yunnan [NE Myanmar].