| Name | Rhododendron mekongense var. melinanthun (I. B. Balfour) F. K. Ward & Cullen | 
| Authorship | (I. B. Balfour) F. K. Ward & Cullen | 
| Rank | Variety | 
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg | 
| Placed in | Rhododendron mekongense Franchet | 
| Holdings | 17 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Rhododendron mekongense var. melinanthun (I. B. Balfour) F. K. Ward & Cullen | 
| Identification made in | [no date] (17) | 
