Pukeiti

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Distribution: China (Sichuan, Yunnan)

IUCN Red list: Least concern

Life form: Shrub - evergreen

Comments: Habit: Forms an upright shrub or small tree.
Foliage: Rigid leaves which are oblong-laceolate, 6-12 cm long by 1.8-4.5cm wide. The upper surface is a matt, olive green and glabrous. The underside is paler, matt and glabrous with minute red glands.
Flowers: A truss of 8-14 tubular-campanulate flowers of pinkish red with crimson spots.