| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Gaultheria japonica (A.Gray) Sleumer |
| Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 71: 509 (1941) |
| Native Range | Japan (n. & c. Honshu) |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 1600-2000m |
| Description | leaves alternate, coriaceous, petiolate, obovate to elliptic, 3--8mm, acute, denticulate, glabrous, shiny, flowers solitary, axillary, pendent, corolla campanulate |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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 | Chiogenes hispidula var. japonica (A.Gray) Makino Chiogenes hispidula ssp. japonica (A.Gray) T.Shimizu Chiogenes japonica A.Gray Gaultheria hispidula var. japonica (A.Gray) Airy Shaw |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |