Rhododendron uvariifolium

Rhododendron uvariifolium is a rhododendron species native to southwestern Sichuan, southeastern Xizang, and northwestern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of. It is an evergreen shrub or tree growing to in height, with leathery leaves that are oblanceolate to oblong-oblanceolate or obovate, 11–24 by 3.5–6.5 cm in size. Flowers are white, pink, or rose, with crimson basal blotch and purple spots.

Synonyms

Rhododendron dendritrichum Balf.f. & Forrestmall>
Rhododendron monbeigii Rehder & E.H. Wilson
Rhododendron niphargum Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward
Rhododendron uvariifolium var. griseum Cowan