Does the critically endangered Rhododendron amesiae deserve top priority for conservation?

The genus Rhododendron is the largest genus of woody plants in China,having extremely important horticultural value(Chamberlain et al.,1996).However,efforts have only recently been made to assess the conservation status of the genus.According to conservation category assessments on the Red List of Rhododendrons(Gibbs et al.,2011)and the Threatened Species List of China's Higher Plants(Qin et al.,2017),32.03%and 17.13%of rhododendrons are evaluated to be threatened.