Classification — Gaultheria sect. Chiogenopsis ser. Trichophyllae .

Phylogenetic placement — Trichophyllae clade.

Literature — Airy Shaw 1941, Kress et al. 2003, Fritsch et al. 2015, Fritsch & Lu 2020.

Myanmar specimens — Kachin: [Putao District, Nawngmun Township, Hkakaborazi National Park,] Seinghku Wâng, 13,000 ft, 28°08’N, 97°24’E, 10 July 1926, F. Kingdon-Ward 7094 (K!) .