华白珠(原变种) hua bai zhu (yuan bian zhong)

Gaultheria sinensis var. crassifolia Airy Shaw; G. sinensis var. major Airy Shaw.

Plants 5–20 cm tall. Twigs densely brown hispidulous. Leaves 5–10(–15) × 2–6 mm. Calyx dark blue.

Abies forests, Rhododendron thickets, alpine thicket-meadows, rocky places in mountains; 3000–4200 m. NW Sichuan, SE Xizang (Zayü), C and NW Yunnan [Bhutan, NE India (Assam), N Myanmar, Sikkim].