合江银叶杜鹃 he jiang yin ye du juan

Rhododendron argyrophyllum Franchet subsp. hejiangense W. P. Fang, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 21: 457. 1983.

Branchlets purple, glabrous. Leaf blade oblong or oblong-lanceolate; abaxial surface indumentum thin, silvery-white, never developing a coppery sheen. Inflorescence ca. 15-flowered. Pedicel 2–2.5 cm; corolla pink, with purple spots at base; outer surface glandular-hairy; stamen filaments glabrous. Fl. May.

Thickets; 700–1700 m. S Sichuan.