A yellow-flowered rhododendron of the fir and spruce forests of Kham and Kongpo.
- Group: Plant
- Plant type: Rhododendron
- Habitats: Fir and spruce forest, shrubland
- Regions: Ü Tsang, Kham
Habitat and distribution
Fir and spruce forest, scrub, meadows and open slopes at 3,000–4,600 m in south-western Sichuan, south-eastern Tibet and north-western Yunnan (Flora of China).
Recorded in Ü-Tsang, Kham.
Ecological and cultural significance
Forms part of the rhododendron understorey of the eastern Tibetan forests and their upper edge.
Threats
Logging of the eastern Tibetan forests removed much of its habitat (see Tibetan cypress and the forests chapter).
Conservation
Not assessed by the IUCN Red List (no assessment found).