Variable shrub, lanky and compact forms are known. Leaves mostly in whorls at the branch ends, more or less ovate. Flowers 5 or so per cluster, straight and more or less bell-shaped, bright red. Stamens 10. [R. lochae]

Northern Australia

A second Australian species, R. notiale Craven, was recognised in 1996. It was said to differ from the above mainly in having a curved flower and hairless filaments, occurring naturally on remote peaks. However, in 2012, the Australian Plant Census placed this into synonymy with R. lochiae (CHAH, 2012).

Craven (1996); CHAH (2012)

Source: Davidson, B.; Craven, L.; Malone, B.; Davidson, R.; Wilson, J, ; Spencer, R. (1997). Rhododendron. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 2. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 1. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

Updated by: Rob Cross, May 2018