24. Gaultheria wardii C.Marquand & Airy Shaw in Marquand (1929: 198).

Type:— CHINA. Xizang: Tong-kyuk, 9,000 ft, 10 August 1924, F. Kingdon-Ward 6071 (holotype K K000442412!).

= Gaultheria trichoclada C.Y.Wu in Xu (1981: 424).

= Gaultheria wardii C.Marquand & Airy Shaw in Marquand (1929: 198) var. elongata R.C. Fang (1999: 174) .