软骨边越桔(原变种) ruan gu bian yue ju (yuan bian zhong)

Thibaudia gaultheriifolia Griffith, Ic. Pl. Asiat. 4: t. 512. 1854; Vaccinium diaphanoloma Handel-Mazzetti.

Leaf blade abaxially sparsely glandular setose on midvein, with 3 basal glands per side. Pedicel 6–12 mm, in fruit to 1–1.7 cm. Corolla pink, 6–7 mm.

Forests, forest margins, sometimes epiphytic on trees; 1200–1900 m. SE Xizang, NW Yunnan [Bhutan, NE India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sikkim].