Rhododendron campylogynum (独龙杜鹃), the bent-style rhododendron,[1] is a rhododendron species native to northeast India and northeast Myanmar, where it grows at altitudes of 3,500–4,500 m (11,500–14,800 ft).
The leaves are glandular and are strongly scented of myrrh when crushed.
The flowers are purplish red or pink colour and of a distinctive simple, somewhat nodding, bell shape, borne singly or in pairs on a short stalk.
In cultivation in the UK the Myrtilloides cultivar group has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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