Rhododendrons

Rhododendron huianum
Fortunea subsection
Epithet: after Professor Hu, China.
Shrub or tree 2-9m high.
H3?
Flowers: 6-12/truss, widely campanulate, not ventricose, 35-59 x 40-68mm, lilac, deep lilac, light violet, pale red, purplish or pale rose.
April.
Leaves: oblanceolate, coriacious, 85-145 x 18-35mm, upper surface pale green, matt, glabrous, underside paler, glabrous.
Distribution: S and SE Sichuan, NE Yunnan, NE Guizhou 1000-2700m.