Gaultheria straminea

Description

A shrub. It grows 1-3 m tall. The twigs are slender and angled. They have brown hairs. The leaves are scattered and 4-7 cm long by 1-2.5 cm wide. The flowering shoots are in the axils of leaves or near the ends of branches. The capsule is round and 4-5 mm across.

Edible Uses

The fruit is edible.

Distribution

It is a subtropical plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, China, Tibet,

Synonyms

Also Known As

Tsong-pa-ling

References (1)

• Li, S., et al, 2020, Monpa, memory, and change: an ethnobotanical study of plant use in Mêdog County, South-east Tibet, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. (2020) 16:5 p 19

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