Pukeiti

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Synonym: Rhododendron ciliicalyx subsp. lyi

Distribution: Chia (Guizhou, Yunnan), India, Lao, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

IUCN Red list: Least concern

Life form: Shrub - evergreen

Comments: Habit: A somewhat straggly shrub with trailing branchlets that have both scales and hairs.
Foliage: Narrowly obovate leaves, 3-9cm long by 1-3.5cm wide. The upper surface is a shiny, dark green. The underside is densely scaly.
Flowers: An inflorescence of 3-6 white, fragrant flowers. A sparse covering of scales on the outside of teh corolla, calyx and pedicel.