标题：短鳞芽杜鹃
形态特征
小灌木，高1-3米；分枝繁短鳞芽杜鹃(4张)多，小枝纤细，被亮褐色扁平糙伏毛。叶坚纸质，卵状椭圆形至长圆状倒卵形，长2-3厘米，宽1-1.5厘米，先端钝形，具短尖头，基部狭楔形，边缘全缘，上面深绿色，被糙伏毛，下面淡白色，沿中脉密被糠秕状糙伏毛，中脉在上面凹陷，下面凸出，侧脉4-5对；叶柄长3-7毫米，密被亮褐色糙伏毛。伞形花序顶生，有花3-6朵；花梗长4-6毫米，密被长硬毛；花萼小，裂片5，膜质，卵形或近圆形，长约1.5毫米，边缘具睫毛；花冠阔漏斗形，淡红色至红色，长约1.5厘米，直径2.5厘米，5深裂，裂片长圆形，顶端钝；雄蕊5，不等长，比花冠短，花丝扁平，无毛或近基部被疏柔毛，花药长圆形，长1.5毫米，基部具短尖头；子房圆锥状，同花柱基部被糙伏毛。蒴果圆锥形，长1.1厘米，直径5毫米，被短柔毛。[1]
产地生境
特产我国台湾台中。生于海拔约1 500米沿东海岸和北海岸的山地森林中。模式标本采自台湾台中（南投）。 [2]
生于东海岸和北海岸的山地森林中，海拔约1500米。[1]
相近品种
短鳞芽杜鹃[3]与红毛杜鹃R．Rubropilosum Hayata相近，但红毛杜鹃的花相当大，雄蕊7-10，花丝具长柔毛，而花药基部无短尖头，花柱明显地具疏柔毛，易于区别。[1]
相关的种
腺花杜鹃Rhododendron adenanthum M. Y. He 
大关杜鹃Rhododendron atrovirens Franch. 
短鳞芽杜鹃Rhododendron breviperulatum Hayata 
金萼杜鹃Rhododendron chrysocalyx H. Lév. & Vant. 
金萼杜鹃（原变种）Rhododendron chrysocalyx H. Lév. & Vant. var. chrysocalyx 
秀山金萼杜鹃（变种）Rhododendron chrysocalyx H. Lév. & Vant. var. xiushanense (Fang) M. Y. He 
龙山杜鹃Rhododendron chunii Fang 
棒柱杜鹃Rhododendron crassimedium P. C. Tam 
粗柱杜鹃Rhododendron crassistylum M. Y. He 
白枝杜鹃Rhododendron cretaceum P. C. Tam
龙岩杜鹃Rhododendron florulentum P. C. Tam
子花杜鹃Rhododendron flosculum Fang & G. Z. Li
河边杜鹃Rhododendron flumineum Fang & M. Y. He
贵定杜鹃Rhododendron fuchsiifolium H. Lév.
棕毛杜鹃Rhododendron fuscipilum M. Y. He
腺柱杜鹃Rhododendron glandulostylum Fang & M. Y. He
海南杜鹃Rhododendron hainanense Merr.
合江杜鹃Rhododendron hejiangense M. Y. He
湖南杜鹃Rhododendron hunanense Chun ex P. C. Tam 
背绒杜鹃Rhododendron hypoblematosum P. C. Tam
皋月杜鹃Rhododendron indicum (L.) Sweet
素馨杜鹃Rhododendron jasminoides M. Y. He 
金平杜鹃Rhododendron jinpingense Fang & M. Y. He
金秀杜鹃Rhododendron jinxiuense Fang & M. Y. He
台北杜鹃Rhododendron kanehirae E. H. Wils.
广西杜鹃Rhododendron kwangsiense Hu ex P. C. Tam
广西杜鹃〔原变种）Rhododendron kwangsiense Hu ex P. C. Tam var. kwangsiense
钝圆杜鹃（变种）Rhododendron kwangsiense Hu ex P. C. Tam var. obovatifolium P. C. Tam 
广东杜鹃Rhododendron kwangtungense Merr. & Chun
毛花柱杜鹃Rhododendron lasiostylum Hayata
荔叶杜鹃Rhododendron litchiifolium T. C. Wu & P. C. Tam
长尖杜鹃Rhododendron longifalcatum P. C. Tam
长鳞芽杜鹃Rhododendron longiperulatum Hayata
忍冬杜鹃Rhododendron loniceriflorum P. C. Tam
麻栗坡杜鹃Rhododendron malipoense M. Y. He
岭南杜鹃Rhododendron mariae Hance
南边杜鹃Rhododendron meridionale P. C. Tam
南边杜鹃（原变种）Rhododendron meridionale P. C. Tam var. meridionale
狭叶南边杜鹃（变种）Rhododendron meridionale P. C. Tam var. minus P. C. Tam
糙柱杜鹃（变种）Rhododendron meridionale P. C. Tam var. setistylum P. C. Tam
亮毛杜鹃Rhododendron microphyton Franch.
亮毛杜鹃（原变种）Rhododendron microphyton Franch. var. microphyton 
碧江亮毛杜鹃（变种）Rhododendron microphyton Franch. var. trichanthum A. L. Chang ex R. C. Fang
小花杜鹃Rhododendron minutiflorum Hu
白花杜鹃Rhododendron mucronatum (Bl.) G. Don
铁仔叶杜鹃Rhododendron myrsinifolium Ching ex Fang & M. Y. He
南昆杜鹃Rhododendron naamkwanense Merr. 
紫薇春（变种）Rhododendron naamkwanense Merr. var. cryptonerve P. C. Tam
南昆杜鹃（原变种）Rhododendron naamkwanense Merr. var. naamkwanense
那克哈杜鹃Rhododendron nakaharae Hayata 
南平杜鹃Rhododendron nanpingense P. C. Tam 
钝叶杜鹃Rhododendron obtusum (Lindl.) Planch. 
八蕊杜鹃Rhododendron octandrum M. Y. He 
砖红杜鹃Rhododendron oldhamii Maxim.
千针叶杜鹃Rhododendron polyraphidoideum P. C. Tam 
岭上杜鹃（变种）Rhododendron polyraphidoideum P. C. Tam var. montanum P. C. Tam 
千针叶杜鹃（原变种）Rhododendron polyraphidoideum P. C. Tam var. polyraphidoideu
美艳杜鹃Rhododendron pulchroides Chun & Fang
锦绣杜鹃Rhododendron pulchrum Sweet
黔阳杜鹃Rhododendron qianyangense M. Y. He
淡红杜鹃Rhododendron rhodanthum M. Y. He
乳源杜鹃Rhododendron rhuyuenense Chun ex P. C. Tam
溪畔杜鹃Rhododendron rivulare Hand.-Mazz.
台红毛杜鹃Rhododendron rubropilosum Hayata
滇红毛杜鹃Rhododendron rufohirtum Hand.-Mazz.
茶绒杜鹃Rhododendron rufulum P. C. Tam
崖壁杜鹃Rhododendron saxatile B. Y. Ding & Y. Y. Fang
毛果杜鹃Rhododendron seniavinii Maxim.
杜鹃Rhododendron simsii Planch.
蔗黄杜鹃Rhododendron spadiceum P. C. Tam
川南杜鹃Rhododendron sparsifolium Fang
腊黄杜鹃Rhododendron subcerinum P. C. Tam
隐脉杜鹃Rhododendron subenerve P. C. Tam
涧上杜鹃Rhododendron subflumineum P. C. Tam
大埔杜鹃Rhododendron taipaoense T. C. Wu & P. C. Tam
细瘦杜鹃Rhododendron tenue Ching ex Fang & M. Y. He
薄片杜鹃Rhododendron tenuilaminare P. C. Tam
鼎湖杜鹃Rhododendron tingwuense P. C. Tam
两广杜鹃Rhododendron tsoi Merr.
垂钩杜鹃Rhododendron unciferum P. C. Tam
粘质杜鹃Rhododendron viscidum C. Z. Guo & Z. H. Liu
粘芽杜鹃Rhododendron viscigemmatum P. C. Tam 
阳明山杜鹃Rhododendron yangmingshanense P. C. Tam 
瑶山杜鹃Rhododendron yaoshanicum Fang & M. Y. He [2]