Rhododendron bijiangense T. L. Ming

Shrubs ca. 1 m tall; shoots ca. 5 mm in diam. below inflorescence; young shoots densely glandular-setose, glabrescent. Petiole ca. 10 mm, densely glandular-setose; leaf blade leathery, narrowly lanceolate, 7–10 × 2–2.5 cm; base obtuse or rounded; margin revolute; apex acute, apiculate; abaxial surface whitish, prominent midrib and nerves with sparse glands, otherwise glabrous; adaxial surface dark green, glabrous; midrib grooved adaxially; lateral veins 14–15-paired, impressed. Inflorescence 10–12-flowered; rachis ca. 10 mm, densely tomentose. Pedicel 1.8–2 cm, densely glandular-setose; calyx red, fleshy; lobes 5, 5–8 mm, narrowly lanceolate, glandular-setose; margin glandular-ciliate; corolla campanulate, fleshy, crimson, ca. 3 cm, with 5 nectar pouches; lobes 5, suborbicular, ca. 1.3 cm, emarginate; stamens 10, 1.5–2 cm, filaments glabrous; ovary conoid, with ± truncate apex, ca. 5 mm, densely glandular-setose; style glabrous, stigma capitate. Capsule not known. Fl. May.

W Yunnan.

Mixed forests; ca. 2900 m.

Rhododendron bijiangense adalah spesies tumbuhan yang tergolong ke dalam famili Ericaceae. Spesies ini juga merupakan bagian dari ordo Ericales. Spesies Rhododendron bijiangense sendiri merupakan bagian dari genus Rhododendron.

Rhododendron bijiangense là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Thạch nam. Loài này được T.L. Ming miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1981.

碧江杜鹃（学名：Rhododendron bijiangense）为杜鹃花科杜鹃属下的一个种。