Pukeiti

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Distribution: China (Sichuan, Xizang (Tibet), Yunnan); Myanmar (north)

IUCN Red list: Least concern

Life form: Shrub - evergreen

Comments: Habit: forms a shrub or small tree, which over time can reach 5 metres.
Foliage: Ovate-lanceolate leaves, 4-11.5 cm long, 1.5-4.6 cm broad which are aromatic. The upper surface is dark green and moderately scaled. The underside has large greenish-brown scales.
Flowers: Funnel-campanulate flowers up to 3cm long with a variable colour range of purple through pink to white from plant to plant. Flowers can have a crimson blotch and do have crimson or greenish spots.