Gaultheria griffithiana Wight

PLANTS OF THE GAOLIGONG SHAN REGION,
YUNNAN, CHINA
Ericaceae
Gaultheria griffithiana var. griffithiana Wight
Tengchong: Mingguang. Zizhi Cun. Jiangao Shan on road from
Zizhi to Baduolin Yakou (pass at marker number 8 between
China and Myanmar). W of Gaoligong Shan.
Elev. 2770 m	25°	47'	52.1 " N, 98° 37' 27.8" E
SW facing 10-30° slope
Subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest
Disturbed by felling.
Forest dominated by Salix, Alnus, and Populus.
Arching shrub 2-3 m tall. Flowers green. Common. Growing at
roadside at forest margin in sun.
In loam on limestone.
Gaoligong Shan Biodiversity Survey 30511	23 May 2006
Participants: Li Heng, Dao Zhiling, Ji Yunheng, Jin Xiaohua (KUN); Bruce
Bartholomew, Lihua Zhou (CAS); Neil McCheyne (E)
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