Rhododendron faucium D. F. Chamb.

Shrubs or small trees, 1.5–6.5 m tall; trunk smooth; young shoots glabrous. Petiole 10–15 mm, with glandular hairs or dendroid hairs; leaf blade thinly leathery, obovate-elliptic or oblanceolate, 7–9 × 1.5–3 cm; base broadly cuneate or ± rounded; margin revolute; apex rounded, apiculate; abaxial surface greenish, epidermis epapillate, with a few scattered hairs near the midrib towards the base; adaxial surface green, glabrous; lateral veins 13–14-paired, obscure. Inflorescence racemose-umbellate, 5–10-flowered; rachis 10–20 mm, glabrous or puberulent. Pedicel slender, 0.5–1 cm, glandular-hairy or glabrous; calyx usually greenish, cupular, 3–4 mm, glandular-ciliate; corolla campanulate, pink to white tinged pink, with purple flecks, 3.5–4 cm, lobes 5, 1–1.5 cm, emarginate; stamens 10, 2–3 cm, filaments glabrous; ovary cylindric, ca. 5 × 3 mm, densely glandular; style ca. 3.5 cm, glabrous; stigma slightly swollen. Capsule not known. Fl. Apr.

SE Xizang [NE India].

Forest margins; 2600–3400 m.

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

Rhododendron faucium là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Thạch nam. Loài này được D.F. Chamb. miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1978.

猴斑杜鹃（学名：Rhododendron faucium）为杜鹃花科杜鹃属下的一个种。