Gaultheria sect. Chiogenopsis D.J. Middleton (1991: 235) ser. Hispidulae Airy Shaw (1941: 308)

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 : 54

Classification — Gaultheria sect. Chiogenopsis D.J. Middleton (1991: 235) ser. Hispidulae Airy Shaw (1941: 308) .

Phylogenetic placement — Chiogenopsis clade.

Literature —This publication.

Myanmar specimen— Kachin: [Putao District, Nawngmun Township, Hkakaborazi National Park,] Nam Tamai Valley, Ka Karpo Razi , 28°15’N, 97°30’E, 12,000 ft, 10 October 1937, F. Kingdon-Ward 13406 (BM BM013823044!*) .

Notes —Although the collection F. Kingdon-Ward 13406 was made in 1937, prior to the publication of the literature sources cited in the present list, apparently the authors of these sources did not see this specimen. This species is thus newly recorded for Myanmar.