Rhododendron nymphaeoides W. K. Hu

Small trees; shoots ca. 3.3 mm in diam. below inflorescence; young shoots glabrous. Petiole 27–33 mm, glabrous; leaf blade leathery, ovate to widely elliptic, 4.7–6.3 × 3–3.8 cm; base auriculate to cordate; apex obtuse, apiculate; abaxial surface glaucous; adaxial surface green, glabrous; midrib prominent abaxially, grooved adaxially, lateral veins 7-paired and slightly raised, flat abaxially. Inflorescence racemose-umbellate, 3–5-flowered; rachis 20–25 mm, glabrous. Pedicel 3–3.7 cm, sparsely glandular-hairy; calyx 1–1.6 mm, red glandular-hairy outside, margin undulate, ciliate; corolla campanulate, pink, ca. 4.5 cm, glabrous; lobes 7, suborbicular, ca. 1.5 × 2.3 cm, emarginate; stamens 14, 1.5–2.7 cm, filaments pubescent at base; ovary conoid, ca. 5 × 3.5 mm, densely red glandular-hairy; style ca. 2.8 cm, similarly glandular to tip; stigma capitate, ca. 4 mm in diam. Capsule not known. Fl. Apr.

SE Sichuan (Gulin).

Mountain slopes; 900–1000 m.

Rhododendron nymphaeoides adalah spesies tumbuhan yang tergolong ke dalam famili Ericaceae. Spesies ini juga merupakan bagian dari ordo Ericales. Spesies Rhododendron nymphaeoides sendiri merupakan bagian dari genus Rhododendron.

Rhododendron nymphaeoides là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Thạch nam. Loài này được W.K. Hu miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1988.

睡莲叶杜鹃（学名：Rhododendron nymphaeoides）为杜鹃花科杜鹃属下的一个种。