卷叶杜鹃(原变种) juan ye du juan (yuan bian zhong)

Rhododendron aischropeplum I. B. Balfour & Forrest; R. poecilodermum I. B. Balfour & Forrest; R. recurvum I. B. Balfour & Forrest; R. roxieanum var. recurvum (I. B. Balfour & Forrest) Davidian.

Leaf blade narrowly lanceolate, 6–10 × 1.3–2 cm; apex acute with a stiff sharp point; corolla 3–3.5 cm. Fl. Jun–Jul, fr. Oct.

Coniferous forests, Rhododendron thickets, mountains; 2600–4300 m. S Gansu (Wudu), SW Shaanxi (Fengxian), SW Sichuan, SE Xizang, NW Yunnan.