Rhododendron neriiflorum Franch.

Shrubs 1–3 m tall; bark gray-brown, usually falling off in flakes; young shoots 3–4 mm in diam. below inflorescence, whitish tomentose, glabrescent. Petiole purple, 10–15 mm, glabrous when mature or glandular; leaf blade leathery, oblong to obovate, 4–11 × 1.5–3.5 cm; base obtuse; apex obtuse or rounded, apiculate; abaxial surface glaucous, glabrous, epidermis papillate, sometimes markedly so and with strong reticulations; adaxial surface green, smooth, glabrous; midrib prominent abaxially, grooved adaxially; lateral veins 15–17-paired. Inflorescence umbellate, 5–12-flowered; rachis ca. 10 mm, tomentose. Pedicel 1–1.5 cm, sparsely stellate-tomentose; calyx fleshy when well-developed; lobes 5, 4–10 mm, glabrous; corolla tubular-campanulate, fleshy, crimson or bright red, 3–4.5 cm, with 5 dark crimson basal nectar pouches; lobes 5, rounded, ca. 1.5 cm, emarginate; stamens 10, unequal, 1.8–2.9 cm, filaments purple, glabrous; ovary conoid, tapering into style ca. 7 mm, densely tomentose, glandular, rarely glabrous; style glabrous. Capsule cylindric, ca. 22 × 5 mm, with remnants of indumentum. Fl. Apr–May, fr. Sep–Oct.

SE Xizang, W Yunnan [Bhutan, NE India, Myanmar].

Mixed forests, Pinus forests, Rhododendron forests, bamboo forests; 2100–3600 m.

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

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

火红杜鹃（学名：Rhododendron neriiflorum），为杜鹃花科下的一个变种。