Rhododendron ovatum

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| image = The journal of the Horticultural Society of London (15873248807).jpg

| parent = Rhododendron sect. Azaleastrum

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| taxon = Rhododendron ovatum

| authority = (Lindl.) Planch. ex Maxim.

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Rhododendron ovatum is an elepidote rhododendron species native to China and Taiwan.[http://www.rhododendron.org/descriptionS_new.asp?ID=1683 American Rhododendron Society: Description of Rhododendron ovatum] It is the type species for the subgenus, Azaleastrum.