Rhododendron facetum (绵毛房杜鹃) is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. It is native to northeast Myanmar, northern Vietnam, and western Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of . It is a shrub or small tree that grows to 3–7 m in height, with leathery leaves that are oblong-elliptic to obovate-elliptic, 8.5–20 by 3–6 cm in size. Flowers are red with deeper colored spots.
Etymology Rhododendron means "rose tree", and is derived from the ancient Greek name for Nerium oleander.Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. (hardback), (paperback). pp 162, 331
Facetum means "elegant" or "fine".
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"Rhododendron facetum", I. B. Balfour & Kingdon Ward, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 10: 104. 1917.