Rhododendron megeratum

R. megeratum

Garth Wedemire

Marc Colombel

subgenus Rhododendron

section Rhododendron

subsection Boothia

Main features of the subsection :

Free-growing or epiphytic shrubs ; young growth setose. Leaves evergreen, lower surface whitish-papillose, scales rimmed or vesicular, deeply sunk in pits. Inflorescence terminal, 1-many flowered. Calyx well-developed.
Corolla broadly campanulate ; stamens 10, regularly arranged, not declinate ; ovary tapering into the sharply deflexed style. Seeds prominently winged and finned.