Pukeiti

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Distribution: China (Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan); Myanmar (north east)

IUCN Red list: Least concern

Life form: Shrub - evergreen

Comments: Habit: An upright to bushy, spreading shrub.
Foliage: Small elliptic to lanceolate leaves, 1-4cm long by 0.5-1.5cm wide. Green with red-brown hairs present on both surfaces.
Flowers: 3-6 small, funnel-campanulate flowers with a variable colour range from rose-purple through pink.