heterotypic synonyms:
Rhododendron amamiense Ohwi; Rhododendron ellipticum Maxim.; Rhododendron leiopodum Hayata; Rhododendron leptanthum Hayata; Rhododendron leptosanthum Hayata; Rhododendron tanakae Hayata; Rhododendron wilsoniae Hemsley & E.H. Wilson;
protologue: Bull. Soc. Bot. France 46: 210 (1899)
12 876758 Rhododendron latoucheae species Franch.B. Hayata, Icon. Pl. Formos., vol. 3 : t. 24 (1913) [F. Hayami]