Rhododendron sanguineum (血红杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to southeast Xizang and northwest Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of . It is a dwarf shrub that typically grows to in height, with leathery leaves that are obovate, widely elliptic to narrowly oblong in shape, and 3.8–8 × 1.8–3 cm in size. Flowers are red.
Synonyms Rhododendron sanguineum subsp. sanguineoides Cowan Rhododendron sanguineum var. sanguineoides (Cowan) Davidian Rhododendron sanguineum subsp. sanguineum Rhododendron sanguineum var. sanguineum
References Franchet, J. Bot. (Morot). 12: 259. 1898.