Rhododendron faithiae Chun

Shrubs or small trees, 4–12 m tall, bark brown, exfoliating into thin and small irregular flakes; young shoots stout, glabrous. Petiole stout, 15–34 mm, glabrous; leaf blade thickly leathery, oblong-elliptic to oblong, 11–24 × 4.4–9 cm; base obtuse to rounded; apex acute, apiculate; both surfaces glabrous; abaxial surface glaucous; adaxial surface green; midrib prominent abaxially, 3–4 mm wide near base, grooved adaxially, lateral veins 15–22-paired. Inflorescence 8–12-flowered, rachis ca. 50 mm, sparsely glandular. Pedicel 2.5–3 cm, densely glandular; calyx discoid, small, glandular; corolla widely funnel-campanulate, white, 8–8.5 cm, glandular-hairy near base, glabrous inside; lobes 7, obovate, ca. 3 × 3.3 cm; stamens 14, unequal, 3.7–4.9 cm, filaments glabrous; ovary conical, ca. 9 mm, densely brown glandular-hairy; style ca. 5.2 cm, glandular; stigma discoid, ca. 5 mm in diam. Capsule cylindric, 25–35 mm. Fl. Jul–Aug, fr. Nov.

SW Guangdong, E Guangxi.

Forests; 1000–1400 m.

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

Rhododendron faithiae là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Thạch nam. Loài này được Chun miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1934.

大云锦杜鹃（学名：Rhododendron faithiae）为杜鹃花科杜鹃属下的一个种。