Rhododendron taronense Hutchinson

Cullen (Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 39: 48. 1980) reduced this species to a synonym of Rhododendron dendricola.

Shrubs, sometimes epiphytic on trees, 1.2–3 m tall; bark on old branches dark purple, smooth and peeling; young shoots sparsely scaly. Petiole grooved, 8–15 mm, sparsely scaly; leaf blade leathery, narrowly elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, 7–12 × 2.3–4.3 cm, acute at both ends; abaxial surface scales (2–)3–5 × their own diameter apart, brown or yellowish brown, most concave; adaxial surface sparsely scaly; lateral veins more than 10-paired, thin, inconspicuous on both surfaces. Inflorescence terminal, cymose, 4- or 5-flowered; rachis ca. 10 mm, sparsely scaly and densely pubescent. Flowers fragrant. Calyx slightly 5-lobed, densely scaly abaxially, margin glabrous; corolla broadly funnelform, 5-lobed to the middle, white with yellow markings inside, 4–5 cm, lobes rounded, spreading; stamens 10, unequal, long ones as long as or exserted from corolla; filaments pubescent below; ovary 6-locular, densely scaly; style longer than corolla, basal 1/4 scaly. Capsule cylindric-ovate, base oblique, 18–25 mm, densely scaly. Fl. Nov.

Yunnan.

Broad-leaved forests by rivers, sometimes epiphytic on trees; 1200–1600 m.

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

Rhododendron taronense là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Thạch nam. Loài này được Hutch. miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1931.

薄皮杜鹃（学名：Rhododendron taronense）为杜鹃花科杜鹃属下的一个种。