heterotypic synonyms:
Rhododendron adoxum Balf. f. & Forrest; Rhododendron araliiforme Balf. f. & Forrest; Rhododendron euanthum Balf. f. & W.W. Sm.; Rhododendron hexamerum Hand.-Mazz.; Rhododendron lucidum Franch.; Rhododendron rhantum Balf. f. & W.W. Sm.; Rhododendron sheltoniae Hemsley & E.H. Wilson;
protologue: J. Bot. (Morot) 12(15-16): 258 (1898)
2 877860 Rhododendron vernicosum Franch.W. Curtis, Bot. Mag., vol. 147 [ser. , vol. 16]: t. 8904-8905 (1938)
2 877860 Rhododendron vernicosum Franch.W. Curtis, Bot. Mag., vol. 147 [ser. , vol. 16]: t. 8905 (1938)
2 877860 Rhododendron vernicosum Franch.W. Curtis, Bot. Mag., vol. 146 [ser. 4, vol. 16]: t. 8834 (1920) [M. Smith]