Rhododendron brevicaudatum R. C. Fang & S. S. Chang

This taxon is only distantly related to the other two species in Rhododendron subsect. Micrantha and may have closer affinities with some other subsection.

Shrubs, evergreen, 2–3 m tall; branchlets densely scaly, puberulous. Petiole 8–14 mm; leaf blade leathery, lanceolate-oblong, 9–12.5 × 2.5–3.3 cm; base rounded; apex shortly caudate-acuminate; abaxial surface inconspicuously arachnoid puberulous, scales contiguous or nearly 1 × their own diameter apart, small; adaxial surface sparsely scaly. Inflorescence racemose, many-flowered; rachis 6–8(–20) mm, densely scaly. Pedicel 0.5–0.8 cm, densely scaly; calyx lobes 1.5–3 mm, ovate or triangular-ovate, densely scaly abaxially; margin ciliate; corolla tubular-campanulate, white, ca. 1.2 cm, tube more than 2 × as long as lobes, outer surface densely scaly, inner surface puberulous; lobes oblong; stamens 10, often as long as corolla, filaments pubescent; ovary densely scaly; style shorter than stamens, glabrous. Capsule 6–11 mm, densely scaly. Fl. Apr–Jun, fr. Sep–Oct.

E Guizhou.

Forests, valleys; 1400–2000 m.

Rhododendron brevicaudatum adalah spesies tumbuhan yang tergolong ke dalam famili Ericaceae. Spesies ini juga merupakan bagian dari ordo Ericales. Spesies Rhododendron brevicaudatum sendiri merupakan bagian dari genus Rhododendron.

Rhododendron brevicaudatum là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Thạch nam. Loài này được R.C. Fang & S.S. Chang miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1988.

短尾杜鹃（学名：Rhododendron brevicaudatum），为杜鹃花科杜鹃属下的一个植物种。