Rhododendron hunanense Chun ex P. C. Tam

Shrubs, 1–2 m tall; young shoots densely brown-glandular-setose, also sparsely spreading-pubescent. Summer and winter leaves different. Petiole ca. 3 mm, densely setose-strigose; leaf blade papery, elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate, rarely obovate, 2.5–4.2(–7) × 1.5–2.5 cm; base cuneate or subrounded; margin entire and slightly revolute, shortly ciliate; apex acuminate and mucronate; abaxial surface densely coarsely setose-strigose; adaxial surface sparsely coarsely silky-strigose, later subglabrous with dense wartlike protuberances. Inflorescence 5–10-flowered. Pedicel 0.5–0.7 cm, densely coarsely brown-setose-strigose; calyx lobes oblong, small, densely strigose; corolla rotate-campanulate, white, purplish or reddish, upper lobes with red flecks, ca. 1.1 cm; tube cylindric, ca. 6 × 2.5 mm, inner surface puberulent; lobes spreading, broadly elliptic or subrounded, ca. 0.5 cm; stamens 5, unequal, 1.2–1.6 cm, exserted, filaments flat, puberulent at base; ovary ovoid, ca. 3 mm, densely coarsely brown-setose-strigose; style ca. 1.2 cm, shorter than or as long as the stamens, sparsely coarsely setose-strigose. Capsule ovoid, 5–6 × ca. 4 mm, densely setose-strigose. Fl. May, fr. Jul–Nov.

S Hunan, E Jiangxi.

Valley thickets; 500–1700 m.

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

Rhododendron hunanense là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Thạch nam. Loài này được Chun ex P.C. Tam miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1982.

湖南杜鹃（学名：Rhododendron hunanense）为杜鹃花科杜鹃属下的一个种。