heterotypic synonyms:
Rhododendron houlstonii Hemsley & E.H. Wilson; Rhododendron kwangfuense Chun & W.P. Fang; Rhododendron mandarinorum Diels;
protologue: J. Bot. (Morot) 9(21): 391 (1895)
2 876226 Rhododendron discolor Franch.W. Curtis, Bot. Mag., vol. 143 [ser. 4, vol. 13]: t. 8696 (1917) [M. Smith]
876226 Rhododendron discolor Franch.W. Curtis, Bot. Mag., ser. 2, vol. 3(): : t. 55 (1986) [V. Price]
876226 Rhododendron discolor Franch.W. Curtis, Bot. Mag., ser. 2, vol. 3(): : p. 54 (1986)