Rhododendron campanulatum, the bell-flowered rhododendron or bell rhododendron, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to northern and northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, and southern Tibet in China.
Description Growing to in height, it is an evergreen shrub with leathery leaves that are elliptic to oblong-obovate, 7–12 by 2.5–5 cm in size.
The flowers are purple-red to white, with red spots. They bloom from April to June in the Himalayas, and May to June in Tibet.
The tree fruits from July to September.
Taxonomy The tree is called zhong hua du Juan () in Chinese.
Habitat Rhododendron campanulatum is native to northern and Northeast India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, and southern Tibet where it grows at elevations of .
It is the state flower of Himachal Pradesh.
In the western Himalayas and western Nepal it is often associated with Jacquemont birch (Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii), where it grows in thickets in open birch forests.
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