Gaultheria sect. Chiogenopsis ser. Trichophyllae, Airy Shaw, 1941

Fritsch, Peter W., Armstrong, Kate E., Aung, Mu Mu, Fujikawa, Kazumi & Lu, Lu, 2023, Gaultheria (Ericaceae) of Myanmar: an updated species list for the country, a new species, and a new species combination, Phytotaxa 595 (1), pp. 37-61 : 39

Classification — Gaultheria sect. Chiogenopsis ser. Trichophyllae .

Phylogenetic placement — Trichophyllae clade.

Literature — Airy Shaw 1941, Kress et al. 2003, Fang & Stevens 2005, Fritsch et al. 2008, Fritsch & Lu 2020.

Myanmar specimens — Kachin: [Myitkina District, Chipwi Township,] Hpimaw Hill, 10,800 ft, 10 May 1919, R.J. Farrer 895 (E E00231080!); [Myitkyina District, Chipwi Township,] N’Maikha-Salwin divide, 26°30’N, June 1931, G. Forrest 29668 (E E00231081!, PE 00195270!*); [Myitkina District, Chipwi Township,] Hpimaw, open rocky hillsides facing S, 10,000–11,000 ft, 20 June 1914, F. Kingdon-Ward 1691 (E E00231079!); Hpimaw Pass, above 11,000 ft, 8 June 1929, Sukoe 10080 (K!) .