protologue: Gartenflora 35: 565 (1886)
2 877959 Rhododendron yedoense Maxim. ex RegelE.A. von Regel, Gartenflora, vol. 35 : t. 1233, fig. a,b (1886)
2 877959 Rhododendron yedoense Maxim. ex RegelT. Nakai, Trees Shrubs Japan, vol. 1 : p. 106, fig. 59 [五十九] (1935-1951)
2 877959 Rhododendron yedoense Maxim. ex RegelT. Nakai, Trees Shrubs Japan, vol. 1 : p. 108, fig. 60 [六十] (1935-1951)