| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Gaultheria trichophylla Royle |
| Synonyms | Gaultheria nana C.Y.Wu & T.Z.Tsu |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 2700-4700m |
| Description | leaves numerous, dense, elliptic to elliptic-oblong, 5-13mm, glabrous, obscurely crenate, long ciliate, flowers solitary, axillary, corolla campanulate, 6mm, deeply 5-lobate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | procumbent shrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Assam , East Himalaya , Nepal , Pakistan , West Himalaya ) Indo-China (Myanmar) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
trichophylla eciliata Rae & D.G.Long, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 45(2): 334 (1988)
trichophylla ovata S.Panda & Sanjappa, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 48: 159 (2006)
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