Rhododendron taliense Franch.

Shrubs, 1–3 m tall; branchlets densely woolly-tomentose when young, later glabrescent. Leaf blade thickly leathery, oblong-ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 4–10 × 2–3.5 cm; base rounded to cuneate; margin slightly revolute; apex acute, mucronate; abaxial surface with indumentum 2-layered, upper layer red-brown to cinnamon, loose, felted tomentose, hairs branched, lower layer compacted; adaxial surface slightly rugulose, glabrous. Inflorescence compact, umbellate, 10–15-flowered; rachis ca. 10 mm. Pedicel 1–2 cm, densely red-brown tomentose; calyx lobes 5, 2–3 mm, glabrous; corolla campanulate, creamy-white to yellow or pale pink, with copious crimson spots on corolla-tube on upper lobes, 3–3.5 cm, lobes 5, emarginate; stamens 10, unequal, filaments pubescent at base; ovary glabrous; style shorter than corolla and slightly longer than stamens, glabrous; stigma capitate. Capsule cylindric, 10–15 × 4–5 mm. Fl. May–Jun, fr. Sep–Nov.

W Yunnan.

Abies forests, Rhododendron thickets, mountains; 3200–4100 m.

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

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

大理杜鹃（学名：Rhododendron taliense）为杜鹃花科杜鹃属下的一个种。