heterotypic synonyms:
Menziesia purpurea Maxim.;
protologue: Blumea 56: 34: (2011)
6 1467729 Rhododendron kroniae CravenT. Nakai, Trees Shrubs Japan, vol. 1 : p. 33, fig. 17 [十七] (1935-1951)
6 1467729 Rhododendron kroniae CravenMém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, vol. 16 : t. 1, fig. 13-19 (1871) [E. Berens]