腺刺马银花 xian ci ma yin hua

Rhododendron xinganense G. Z. Li, p.p.

Pedicel (0.1–)1.7 cm, glandular-setulose; calyx lobes ovate, ca. 5 mm; corolla purple, with dark purple flecks on lobes; lobes obovate, shorter than corolla, ca. 1.7 cm wide, pubescent near base within; ovary black, conical-ovoid, ca. 3.5 mm; style 3.5–4 cm. Capsule enlarged, with short glandular hairs on margin when young. Fl. Apr, fr. Sep–Oct.

Dense forests, forest margins, slopes; 900–1600 m. NE Guangxi (Xing’an).

The amplified description given for var. setaceum is based on a specimen from Guangxi: Xing’an County, Miao’er Shan, G. Z. Li 149.