Rhododendron auritum Tagg

Shrubs, evergreen, 1–3 m tall; stem and branches coppery red, with brown, smooth, flaking bark. Petiole 5–8 mm, scaly; leaf blade leathery, oblong, lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 2.5–6.6 × 1–2.7 cm; base obtuse or cuneate; apex acute or obtuse, mucronate; abaxial surface pale glaucous-green, scales overlapping to 0.5 × their own diameter apart, unequal, smaller scales more numerous, brown or dark brown, larger scales scattered; adaxial surface green, shiny, scaly. Inflorescence terminal or axillary, umbellate, 4–7-flowered. Pedicel 0.5–1.3 cm, densely scaly; calyx lobes 3–5 mm, rounded, ovate or oblong, reflexed, persistent in fruit, scaly abaxially, margin not ciliate; corolla tubular-campanulate, pale yellow to cream, sometimes with a slight tinge of pink on lobes, (1.8–)2–2.5 cm, outer surface scaly; stamens 10, ca. as long as corolla, filaments pubescent towards base; ovary densely scaly; style slender, as long as or longer than corolla, basal 1/3–1/2 scaly, otherwise glabrous. Capsule cylindric-ovate, 8–10 mm, densely scaly. Fl. Apr–Jun, fr. Jul–Sep.

SE Xizang.

Valleys, open stony banks, sheltered cliffs; 2100–2600 m.

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

Rhododendron auritum là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Thạch nam. Loài này được Tagg miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1932.

折萼杜鹃（学名：Rhododendron auritum）为杜鹃花科杜鹃属下的一个种。