Rhododendron vernicosum (亮叶杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to western Sichuan, southeastern Xizang, and western Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of . It is an evergreen shrub typically growing to in height, with leathery leaves that are oblong-ovate to oblong-elliptic, and 5–12.5 × 2.3–4.8 cm in size. The flowers are somewhat fragrant, and pale pink or white.
Synonyms Rhododendron adoxum Balf.f. & Forrest Rhododendron araliiforme Balf.f. & Forrest Rhododendron euanthum Balf.f. & W.W.Sm. Rhododendron hexamerum Hand.-Mazz. Rhododendron rhantum Balf.f. & W.W.Sm. Rhododendron sheltoniae Hemsl. & E.H. Wilson
References Franchet, J. Bot. (Morot). 12: 258. 1898.