| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Gaultheria hookeri C.B.Clarke |
| Synonyms | Gaultheria veitchiana Craib |
| Vaccinium wardii Adamson | |
| Habitat | thickets |
| Altitude | 1000-3800m |
| Description | branchlets rusty, densely hirsute, leaves elliptic to lanceolate, 3-9cm, coriaceous, abaxially punctate, adaxially glabrous, serrulate, acute, flowers in raceme, corolla 4-5mm |
| Size | 30-90cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | 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 ) Indo-China (Myanmar) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
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