| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Gaultheria pyrolifolia Hook.f. ex C.B.Clarke |
| Bibliography | Fl. Brit. India (J.D.Hooker) 3: 457 (1882) |
| Native Range | sc. China to e. Nepal and n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-4000m |
| Description | leaves at apex of branchlets, obovate to suborbiculate, coriaceous, glabrous, crenulate, obtuse, inflorescence racemose, axillary, 2-5-flowered, corolla urceolate, 5mm |
| Size | 3-15cm |
| Color | pinkish, 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 |
| Synonyms | Brossaea pyrolifolia (Hook.f. ex C.B.Clarke) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |