Ericaceae FAMILY

Gaultheria griffithiana

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Gaultheria griffithiana is an evergreen shrub, occasionally becoming a small tree. It usually grows 50 - 300cm tall, occasionally reaching 400cm[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southwest China, northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, northern Vietnam

HabitatAbies, Pinus, Quercus, Rhododendron, and Tsuga forests, Tsuga forest margins, thickets on slopes; at elevations from 2,000 - 2,800 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].