| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Gaultheria heteromera R.C.Fang |
| Bibliography | Novon 9: 164 (1999) |
| Native Range | se. Tibet to e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3800-4000m |
| Description | leaves sparse, elliptic, 8-17mm, papery, glabrous, dentate, mucronulate, flowers 1-4, in short raceme, corolla globose-urceolate, ca. 4mm, lobes very short, reflexed |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | 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 (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |