4. Gaultheria crassifolia (Airy Shaw 1941: 326) P.W.Fritsch & Lu Lu in Fritsch et al. (2015: 9).

≡ Gaultheria sinensi s J.Anthony in Anonymous (1933: 19) var. crassifolia Airy Shaw (1941: 326) .

Type:— CHINA. Xizang: [Chayu Xian,] Salwin-Kiu Chiang divide, 28°40’N, 98°15’E, October 1919, G. Forrest 19286 (holotype K K000227996!, isotype E E00225813!).