Rhododendron rubiginosum (红棕杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to Myanmar, and Sichuan, Tibet, and Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of . This evergreen shrub grows to in height, with leaves that are elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate or oblong-ovate, 3.5–8 by 1.3–3.5 cm in size. The flowers are pink, red, or pale purple.
Synonyms Rhododendron catapastum Balf.f. & Forrest Rhododendron leclerei H.Lév. Rhododendron leprosum Balf.f. Rhododendron squarrosum Balf.f. Rhododendron stenoplastum Balf.f. & Forrest
References
"Rhododendron rubiginosum", Franchet, Bull. Soc. Bot. France. 34: 282. 1887.