Pukeiti

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Distribution: China (Guizhou, Sichuan)

IUCN Red list: Least concern

Comments: Low altitude member of Taliensia subsection growing into small tree. May be more suited to warmer conditions than others in this subsection. Grows to be a small tree to 8m with oblate lance-like leaves with dense two layers of hair below, upper rufous and lower whitish. Flowers 6-9 truss, pedicels rufous tomentose, funnel bell-shaped, pink to purplish.