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Gaultheria albiflora (T.Z.Hsu) P.W.Fritsch & Lu Lu  
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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesGaultheria albiflora (T.Z.Hsu) P.W.Fritsch & Lu Lu 
BibliographyPhytotaxa 201: 2 (2015)
Native Rangesc. China to e. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3000-3800m
Descriptionleaves dense, suborbiculate, 3-7mm, coriaceous, glabrous, margins revolute, flowers solitary, axillary, 2-3mm long, glabrous, lobes ovate, long, berry red
Size5-15cm
Colorpurplish rose
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring
SynonymsChiogenes suborbicularis var. albiflorus T.Z.Hsu
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya)
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