Rhododendron brachyanthum Franch.

In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / parasite
Oidium ericinum parasitises Rhododendron brachyanthum

Shrubs, evergreen, 0.3–1.5(–2) m tall; bark smooth, brown, flaking. Petiole 4–10 mm, scaly; leaf blade leathery, aromatic, oblong-lanceolate or oblong-elliptic to narrowly obovate, 2–6.5 × 1–2.6 cm; base obtuse or tapering; apex obtuse or acute, mucronate; abaxial surface glaucous, scales sparse, (1–) 2–10 × their own diameter apart, unequal, the smaller pale yellow, the larger brown, widely separated; adaxial surface green, shiny, usually sparsely scaly. Inflorescence 3–10-flowered. Pedicel slender, 1.5–4 cm, scaly; calyx lobes 3–8 mm, rounded, ovate or broadly elliptic, persisting to enclose mature capsule, scaly; corolla campanulate, pale or greenish yellow, 1–1.5(–2) cm, tube 6–11 mm; outer surface usually sparsely scaly; stamens 10, nearly as long as corolla, filaments pubescent in lower 1/2 or nearly to apex; ovary scaly; style stout, usually sharply deflexed, short. Capsule cylindric-ovate, 4–8 mm, scaly. Fl. Apr–Jul, fr. Jul–Sep.

SE Xizang, C and W Yunnan [NE Myanmar].

Open places in forests, thickets, scrub, rocky places; 3000–3700 (–4000) m.

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

Rhododendron brachyanthum là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Thạch nam. Loài này được Franch. miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1886.