Gaultheria sect. Brossaea ser. Leucothoides

Fritsch, Peter W., Armstrong, Kate E., Aung, Mu Mu, Fujikawa, Kazumi & Lu, Lu, 2023, Gaultheria (Ericaceae) of Myanmar: an updated species list for the country, a new species, and a new species combination, Phytotaxa 595 (1), pp. 37-61 : 42

Classification — Gaultheria sect. Brossaea ser. Leucothoides .

Phylogenetic placement — Leucothoides s.l. clade.

Literature — Kress et al. 2003, Fang & Stevens 2005, Fritsch et al. 2008.

Myanmar specimens — Kachin: Putao District, [Putao Township,] Hponganrazi Wildlife Sanctuary, between Hponyinrazi camp 2 and 3, 2,692 m, 27°37’1.1”N, 96°58’58.7”E, 3 May 2018, K. Armstrong et al. 4083 (ASM, BRIT BRIT541061!, E!, NY 04290191!, RAF); Putao District, [Putao Township,] Hponganrazi Wildlife Sanctuary, between Hponyinrazi camp 2 and 3, 2,797 m, 27°37’06.9”N, 96°58’56.0”E, 3 May 2018, K. Armstrong et al 4109 (BRIT BRIT612352!, E!, NY 04290201!, RAF!); [Myitkyina District, Chipwi Township,] N’Maikha-Salween divide, 26°25’N, 11,000 ft, June 1931, G. Forrest 29649 (E E00197143!*, BM BM000834415!); [Myitkyina District, Chipwi Township,] Htawgaw, valley of Nawng-chaung, Lashi, 9,000 ft, 24 May 1914, F. Kingdon-Ward 1590 (E E00231067!*); [Myitkyina District, Tsawlaw Township,] ridge above Laktang, 9,000 ft, 8 June 1919, F. Kingdon-Ward 3201 (E E00231066!*); [Putao District, Nawngmun Township, Hkakaborazi National Park,] Base Camp, Seinghku Wâng, 9,000 –10,000 ft, 29 May 1926, F. Kingdon-Ward 6798 (K K000618948!, K000618949!, K000618950!); [Putao District, Nawngmun Township, Hkakaborazi National Park,] Adung Valley, 8,000 ft, 14 April 1931, F. Kingdon-Ward 9408 (A!, BM BM013823052!*); ditto, 31 May 1931, F.Kingdon-Ward 9488 (A!); ditto, 27 May 1931, F. Kingdon-Ward 9556 p.p. (BM BM013823051!*; the A duplicate is G. hookeri ); [Putao District, Nawngmun Township, Hkakaborazi National Park,] Mungku Hkyet, 27°45’N, 97°50’E, 9,000 ft, F. Kingdon-Ward 13051 (BM BM000834411!); Putao District, Khaunglanphu Township,] North Triangle, Hkinlum, 7,000 ft, 20 April 1953, F. Kingdon-Ward 20683 (A!, E E00887325!*); [Putao District, Khaunglanphu Township,] North Triangle, Uring Bum, above Ahkail, 9,500 ft, 16 May 1953, F. Kingdon-Ward 20846 p.p. (E E00887324!*, BM BM013823053!*; the A specimen is G. stapfiana ); ditto, 8,000 ft, 14 May 1953, F. Kingdon-Ward 20857 (A!, E E00197192!); [Putao District, Sumprabum Township,] Myintkyina District, Sumprabum Subdivision, “between Htebu & clring. Bum Camp,” 14 May 1953, Tha Hla & Chit Ko Ko 3968 (K K000618951!).