Pukeiti

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Distribution: China (central and southern)

IUCN Red list: Least concern

Life form: Shrub - evergreen

Comments: Habit: Forms a shrub or small tree to 4m, teh young branchlets of which have a thin, white tomentosum.
Foliage: Oblanceolate or oblong-oval leaves that are 9-28cm long by 3-7.5cm broad. The upper surface can be either dark or pale green but matt in appearance. The underside is a pale green with a moderate to densely woolly or hairy midrib.
Flowers: Trusses of 8-20 widely campanulate flowers that are white suffused pink with crimson spots.