17. Gaultheria obovata (Airy Shaw) P.W.Fritsch & Lu Lu in Fritsch et al. (2015: 17).

≡ Gaultheria trichophylla Royle (1835: 260) var. obovata Airy Shaw (1941: 324) .

Type:— MYANMAR. Kachin: [Putao District, Nawngmun Township, Hkakaborazi National Park,] Upper Burma, Seinghku Wâng, 11,000 ft, 28°08’N, 97°24’E, 17 June 1926, F. Kingdon-Ward 6944 (holotype K K000227987!).