Rhododendron subestipitatum Chun ex P. C. Tam

This species was treated as a synonym of Rhododendron championiae in FRPS (57(2): 365. 1994); it may be distinguished by the usually 1-flowered inflorescence, the non-sticky buds, the shorter pedicels (ca. 5 mm), and the pink corolla. The specific epithet was misspelled “subespitatum” on p. 90 of the protologue, but was spelled correctly in the caption of the line drawing on p. 97.

Small shrubs; branches gray-brown, glabrous. Petiole 0–6 mm, glandular-setose; leaf blade subleathery, oblong-lanceolate, 7.5–13.5 × 2–4.5 cm; base broadly cuneate to subcordate; margin ciliate-setose; apex shortly acuminate; both surfaces glabrous at maturity except abaxially for sparsely setose; lateral veins ca. 14-paired. Inflorescence usually 1-flowered; flower buds not sticky. Pedicel ca. 1.7 cm, with brown glandular-villose hairs; calyx obsolete; lobes undulate; corolla campanulate, pink, ca. 5.5 cm; tube ca. 25 mm; lobes ca. 3 cm; stamens 10, unequal, 4.7–5.2 cm, filaments puberulent in lower third; ovary cylindric, ca. 8 mm, fulvous-puberulent; style ca. 4.7 cm. Capsule not known. Fl. Mar.

Cliffs. Guangdong.

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

Rhododendron subestipitatum là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Thạch nam. Loài này được Chun ex P.C. Tam miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1982.