Rhododendron subsect. Fulgensia

Rai, Ishwari Datt & Adhikari, Bhupendra Singh, 2012, Rhododendron rawatii (Ericaceae), a new species from the Western Himalaya, India, Phytotaxa 71 (1), pp. 10-16 : 15

Rhododendron subsect. Fulgensia

Shrubs or small trees; young shoots tomentose, glandular or glabrous; leaf blade oblong–elliptic to obovate; abaxial surface densely fulvous woolly, hairs fasciculate or long-stipitate stellate; inflorescence terminal, lax or dense, 4–14-flowered; rachis 0.2–2.5 cm long; calyx minute to well developed and cup shaped, 1–10 mm long, 5-lobed; corolla funnel to tubular–campanulate, 5-lobed, blood-red, or scarlet to deep carmine, with nectar pouches; stamens 10; ovary and style glabrous, capsule straight or slightly curved.