Rhododendron wardii (黄杯杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southwestern Sichuan, southeastern Xizang, and northwestern Yunnan in China, where it grows at altitudes of . This evergreen shrub grows to in height, with leathery leaves that are narrowly ovate to oblong-elliptic or broadly ovate-elliptic, 5–8 by 3–4.5 cm in size. The flowers are yellow or white.
Synonyms Rhododendron astrocalyx Rhododendron croceum Rhododendron gloeblastum Rhododendron litiense Rhododendron oresterum Rhododendron prasinocalyx
References "Rhododendron wardii", W. W. Smith, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 8: 205. 1914.