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: Putao District, Putao Township, Hponganrazi Wildlife Sanctuary, between Ye Khe Sap and Hponganrazi summit, 3,176 m, 27°30’52.6”N, 96°56’30.5”E, 22 October 2016, K. Armstrong et al. 2004 (E!, NY 02653289!, RAF!); [Putao District, Khaunglanphu Township,] Chawchi Pass, 11,000 ft, 2 July 1920, R.J. Farrer 1676 (E E00231071!); ditto, 12,500 ft, 18 July 1920, R.J. Farrer 1737 (E E00231073!); [Putao District, Nawngmun Township, Hkakaborazi National Park,] Advance Base Seingkhu Wang, 10,000 ft, 6 April 1924, F. Kingdon-Ward 6845 (K [2 sheets]!); [Putao District, Nawngmun Township, Hkakaborazi National Park,] sources of the Irrawaddy, Adung Valley, 28°20’N, 97°40’E, 10,000–11,000 ft, 10 June 1931, F. Kingdon-Ward 9628 (BM BM013823048!*) .