| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Epigaea asiatica Maxim. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 11: 431 (1867) |
| Native Range | n. & c. Japan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 100-1700m |
| Description | leaves alternate, petiolate, coriaceous, elliptic or ovate, 4-9cm, entire, acute, glabrous, abaxially hirsute, flowers in terminal raceme, corolla tubular, 1cm long |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Parapyrola asiatica (Maxim.) Kitam. Parapyrola trichocarpa Miq. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |