Rhododendron scabrifolium Franch.

Shrubs, 0.5–2 m tall; old branches deep gray, branches stout and straight; young shoots densely gray-white-pubescent and spreading-hispid. Petiole 3–6 mm, pubescent; leaf blade tough-papery, oblong, oblong-lanceolate, or elliptic, 3–9 × 1–2.5 cm; base broadly cuneate or rounded; margin not revolute; apex acute, or acuminate, apiculate; abaxial surface scales dense, brown, densely gray-white-hispid along veins; adaxial surface densely pubescent and sparsely long hispid; midrib and lateral veins raised abaxially, concave adaxially. Inflorescence subterminal, umbellate, 2- or 3-flowered; bud scales densely scaly. Pedicel 1–1.4 cm, yellow-scaly, densely pubescent mixed with long hispid hairs; calyx lobes 5, 4–6 mm, oblong-lanceolate, scaly, densely pubescent; corolla broadly funnelform, 5-lobed to below middle, white or pink, 1.5–2.3 cm, tube shorter than lobes; outer surface sparsely glandular-scaly; lobes spreading; stamens 10, unequal, long ones nearly as long as corolla; filaments pubescent below or glabrous; ovary 5-locular, scaly, densely gray-white hirsute; style exserted from corolla, base pubescent or nearly glabrous. Capsule cylindric, 5–8 mm, scaly, pubescent. Fl. Feb–Apr.

Sichuan, C and W Yunnan.

Pinus yunnanensis forests, mixed woods on slopes; 2000–2600 m.

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

Rhododendron scabrifolium là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Thạch nam. Loài này được Franch. miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1886.

糙叶杜鹃（学名：Rhododendron scabrifolium），为杜鹃花科杜鹃属下的一个植物种。