| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Gaultheria thymifolia Stapf ex Airy Shaw |
| Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1940: 322 (1941) |
| Native Range | sc. China to e. Himalaya to n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | leaves small, long, narrow, denticulate, at apex curvate, abaxially pale, flowers solitary, axillary, urceolate, berry large, ovoid, shiny blue |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |