Rhododendron taibaiense Ching & H. P. Yang

Small, much-branched prostrate shrubs, 0.2–0.3 m tall; branches with dense ferruginous-black flaky scales. Petiole 0.8–1 mm, scaly; leaf blade broadly elliptic or oblong, 1–2.5 × 0.5–1 cm; base obtuse; apex rounded, mucronate; abaxial surface grayish yellow-brown, scales slightly contiguous, 2-colored, pale yellow and russet brown, nearly equal in number and intermixed; adaxial surface dark green, scales nearly contiguous, ruby red, shiny. Inflorescence 2-flowered. Pedicel ca. 0.2 cm, scaly; calyx lobes 3.5–4 mm, oblong, scales forming a dense central band, margin long-ciliate; corolla funnelform, pale purple, ca. 1.6 cm, tube 4–5 mm, throat pubescent; stamens 10, shorter than corolla, varying, filaments villous in lower part; ovary 2–3 mm, sparsely scaly; style 1.4–2 cm, longer than corolla, glabrous. Capsule ovoid, 3–4 mm, scaly. Fl. Jul–Aug, fr. Aug–Sep.

C Shaanxi.

Forest margins, open alpine slopes; ca. 3000 m.

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

Rhododendron taibaiense là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Thạch nam. Loài này được Ching & H.P. Yang miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1983.