Rhododendron triflorum Hook. fil.

Shrubs or rarely small trees, often evergreen, sometimes semievergreen, 1–4 m tall; young shoots scaly. Petiole 4–9 mm, scaly; leaf blade ovate, oblong, ovate-lanceolate, or oblong-lanceolate, 2.5–6.5 × 1.5–2.5 cm; base rounded or cordate; apex acuminate, acute or obtuse, apiculate; abaxial surface gray white or pale green, scales to 1 × their own diameter apart, all similar, ± rimless; adaxial surface without scales. Inflorescence terminal, shortly racemose, 2–5(or more)-flowered; rachis 3–5 mm, scaly. Pedicel 0.6–1.6 cm, erect and ca. 1.2 cm in fruit, scaly; calyx lobes rounded, ovate or triangular, 0.5–1 mm, densely scaly; corolla broadly funnelform-campanulate, pale yellow, sometimes with lobes tinged pink, inside with brown spots, 2–3.3 cm, outer surface scaly, pubescent or without hairs; stamens unequal, 1.2–2.8 cm, longer than corolla; filaments villous; ovary 5-locular, densely scaly; style long, glabrous. Capsule cylindric, 7–12 mm. Fl. May–Jun, fr. Jul–Aug.

E. Himalaya (E. Nepal to Bhutan), N. Assam, S. Tibet.

S Xizang, WC Yunnan [Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sikkim].

2400-3300 m

Forests, thickets; 2500–3700 m.

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

Rhododendron triflorum là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Thạch nam. Loài này được Hook. f. miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1851.

三花杜鹃（学名：Rhododendron triflorum）为杜鹃花科杜鹃属下的一个种。