heterotypic synonyms:
Rhododendron daiyuenshanicum P.C. Tam; Rhododendron daiyunicum P.C. Tam; Rhododendron gnaphalocarpum Hayata; Rhododendron shojoense Hayata; Rhododendron umbelliferum H. Lév.;
protologue: Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1907(6): 244 (1907)
2 876919 Rhododendron mariesii Hemsley & E.H. WilsonW. Curtis, Bot. Mag., vol. 134 [ser. 4, vol. 4]: t. 8206 (1908) [M. Smith]