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Gaultheria nummularioides

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Ericaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Ericales

Genus
  
Gaultheria

Similar
  
Gaultheria antipoda, Gaultheria cuneata, Gaultheria depressa, Gaultheria humifusa, Gaultheria ovatifolia

Gaultheria nummularioides is a species of plant in the family Ericaceae. It is distributed across India, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, Indonesia, and Southwest China (Tibet, Yunnan, and Sichuan). The plant grows in areas between 1,700 and 3,000 m above sea level, and grows better on rocky mountainsides and weed tree forests. This species has been cultivated as an ornamental in Britain, the United States, and elsewhere for some decades.

Synonyms

  • Gaultheria nummularioides D. Don var. microphylla C. Y. Wu et T. Z. Hsu
  • References

    Gaultheria nummularioides Wikipedia