| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Gaultheria tetramera W.W.Sm. |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 11: 211 (1919) |
| Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet and e. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1000-3200m |
| Description | leaves obovate to oblanceolate, thick, dark green, dentate, abaxially sparsely setose, flowers white, fragrant, ovoid, 5mm, in short raceme, berry 5mm, dark blue-violet |
| Size | 50-90cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring, 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) |