| 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) |