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''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of
shrub A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple ...
s in the family
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. The name commemorates
Jean François Gaultier Jean François Gaultier (6 October 1708 in La Croix-Avranchin – 10 July 1756 in Quebec) was a French physician and botanist. He was the king's physician for New France and was the regular physician at the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec. Gaultier, bein ...
of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian
Pehr Kalm Pehr Kalm (6 March 1716 – 16 November 1779), also known as Peter Kalm, was a Swedish-Finnish List of explorers, explorer, botany, botanist, natural history, naturalist, and Agricultural economics, agricultural economist. He was one of the most ...
in 1748 and taken up by
Carl Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...
in his '. These plants are native to
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. In the past, the Southern Hemisphere species were often treated as the separate genus ''Pernettya'', but no consistent reliable morphological or genetic differences support recognition of two genera, and they are now united in the single genus ''Gaultheria''.


Description

The species vary from low, ground-hugging shrubs less than tall, up to tall, or, in the case of '' G. fragrantissima'' from the
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s, even a small
tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, e.g., including only woody plants with secondary growth, only ...
up to tall. The
leaves A leaf (: leaves) is a principal appendage of the stem of a vascular plant, usually borne laterally above ground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", while the leaves, stem, ...
are
evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has Leaf, foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which lose their foliage completely during the winter or dry season. Consisting of many diffe ...
, alternate (opposite in '' G. oppositifolia'' from
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), simple, and vary between species from long; the margins are finely serrated or bristly in most species, but entire in some. The
flower Flowers, also known as blooms and blossoms, are the reproductive structures of flowering plants ( angiosperms). Typically, they are structured in four circular levels, called whorls, around the end of a stalk. These whorls include: calyx, m ...
s are solitary or in racemes, bell-shaped, with a five-lobed (rarely four-lobed) corolla; flower colour ranges from white to pink to red. The
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is a fleshy
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in many species, a dry capsule in some, with numerous small
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s.


Uses

Several species are grown as ornamental shrubs in gardens, particularly '' G. mucronata'' (''Pernettya mucronata'') from southern
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and '' G. shallon'' (salal) from the
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of North America. Many of the smaller species are suitable for rock gardens. Like most other ericaceous plants, ''Gaultheria'' species do best in peaty soil that never fully dries out. The fruit of many ''Gaultheria'' species is edible, particularly that of salal, which can be used to make jelly. One, the American wintergreen or eastern teaberry, ''G. procumbens'', is the traditional source of
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flavouring; it is called the eastern teaberry because its leaves can be used to make a tea, and its berries can be eaten without preparation. The fruit of most other ''Gaultheria'' species is insipid in flavour and not extensively consumed. One
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of '' G. leucocarpa'' shows anti-inflammatory properties and is used in Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, swelling, and pain.


Species

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'' recognises 283 species: *''
Gaultheria abanii ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Argent) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Borneo (Sabah) *''
Gaultheria abbreviata ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' J.J.Sm. – northern and central Sumatra *''
Gaultheria abscondita ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northern Borneo *''
Gaultheria acroleia ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pl ...
'' Sleumer – Sumatra *''
Gaultheria acuminata ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' Schltdl. & Cham. – Mexico to Honduras *'' Gaultheria adenothrix'' (Miq.) Maxim. – Japan *'' Gaultheria akaensis'' S.Panda & Sanjappa – eastern Himalayas *''
Gaultheria albiflora ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (T.Z.Hsu) P.W.Fritsch & Lu Lu – Bhutan to south-central China (Yunnan and Sichuan) *''
Gaultheria alnifolia ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pl ...
'' (Dunal) A.C.Sm. – northeastern Colombia to Venezuela *''
Gaultheria amboinensis ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Becc.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Maluku (Ambon) *'' Gaultheria amoena'' A.C.Sm. – southern Colombia to Ecuador *'' Gaultheria anastomosans'' (Mutis ''ex'' L.f.) Kunth – Colombia to northwestern Venezuela *'' Gaultheria angustifolia'' Brandegee – central Mexico (Puebla, México, Michoacán, and Jalisco) *''
Gaultheria annamensis ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – southern Vietnam *'' Gaultheria antarctica'' Hook.f. – southern Chile, southern Argentina, Falkland Islands *'' Gaultheria antipoda'' G.Forst. - snowberry or fools beech – New Zealand *''
Gaultheria aperta ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (J.J.Sm.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – southwestern Sulawesi *''
Gaultheria apiculifera ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (J.J.Sm.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – west-central Sumatra *''
Gaultheria apoensis ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Elmer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Philippines (Mindanao) *'' Gaultheria appressa'' A.W.Hill - waxberry or white waxberry – southeastern Australia *'' Gaultheria arfakana'' Sleumer – northwestern New Guinea *''
Gaultheria argentii ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northern Borneo *'' Gaultheria atjehensis'' J.J.Sm. – northern Sumatra *'' Gaultheria aurea'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northern Borneo *''
Gaultheria auyantepuiensis ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Venezuela (Bolívar) *''
Gaultheria balgooyi ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Argent) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Sulawesi *''
Gaultheria barbigera ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Borneo (Sarawak) *''
Gaultheria barbulata ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pl ...
'' Sleumer – Sumatra (
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) *''
Gaultheria bartolomei ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Ferreras & Argent) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Philippines *''
Gaultheria beamanii ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northern Borneo *''
Gaultheria beccarii ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Borneo *''
Gaultheria benitotanii ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Argent) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Philippines *''
Gaultheria benomensis ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Peninsular Malaysia (Pahang) *'' Gaultheria berberidifolia'' Sleumer – New Guinea (Arfak Mountains) *'' Gaultheria × biluoensis'' P.W.Fritsch & Lu Lu – ''G. crassifolia'' × ''G. major'' – China (Yunnan) *'' Gaultheria borneensis'' Stapf – Taiwan, Philippines, northern Borneo *''
Gaultheria brachyantha ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch –  northern Sumatra *'' Gaultheria bracteata'' (Cav.) G.Don – Ecuador (Tungurahua) to Bolivia *'' Gaultheria bradeana'' Sleumer – Brazil (Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, and Santa Catarina) *'' Gaultheria brevistipes'' (C.Y.Wu & T.Z.Hsu) R.C.Fang – Arunachal Pradesh to southeastern Tibet *'' Gaultheria bryoides'' P.W.Fritsch & L.H.Zhou – China (Yunnan) to northern Myanmar *'' Gaultheria buxifolia'' Willd. – Colombia and Venezuela *'' Gaultheria caespitosa'' Poepp. & Endl. – central and southern Chile, southern Argentina *''
Gaultheria campii ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Venezuela (Bolívar) *''
Gaultheria capitata ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Sulawesi *'' Gaultheria cardiosepala'' Hand.-Mazz. – China (western Yunnan) to northern Myanmar *''
Gaultheria cardonae ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (A.C.Sm.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Venezuela (Bolívar) *''
Gaultheria carrii ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northern Borneo *''
Gaultheria caryophylloides ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (J.J.Sm.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – southeastern Sulawesi *''
Gaultheria caudatifolia ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northern Borneo *''
Gaultheria celebensis ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (J.J.Sm.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – central Sulawesi *'' Gaultheria celebica'' J.J.Sm. – central Sulawesi (Mt. Sinadji) *'' Gaultheria chiriquensis'' Camp – Panama (
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) *''
Gaultheria ciliisepala ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' Airy Shaw ex P.W.Fritsch & Lu Lu – Tibet to China (Yunnan) and northern Myanmar *''
Gaultheria ciliolata ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Hook.f.) F.Muell. – northern Borneo *'' Gaultheria cinnabarina'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Sumatra *''
Gaultheria cinnamomifolia ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Stapf) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northern Borneo *''
Gaultheria clementium ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northern Borneo *'' Gaultheria codonantha'' Airy Shaw – Arunachal Pradesh and southeastern Tibet *'' Gaultheria coi'' (Argent) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Philippines (Mindoro) *'' Gaultheria colensoi'' Hook.f. – New Zealand (North Island) *''
Gaultheria commutata ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northern Borneo *''
Gaultheria consobrina ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Becc.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Borneo (southwestern Sarawak) *''
Gaultheria corvensis ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (R.R.Silva & Cervi) Romão & Kin.-Gouv. – Brazil (Santa Catarina) *''
Gaultheria crassa ''Gaultheria crassa'', commonly known as the scarlet snowberry, is a species of small shrub that belongs to the heath family Ericaceae. It is endemic to New Zealand. Description ''Gaultheria crassa'' is a small branched shrub which can grow up ...
'' Allan – New Zealand *''
Gaultheria crassifolia ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Airy Shaw) P.W.Fritsch & Lu Lu – Tibet to China (Yunnan) and northern Myanmar *''
Gaultheria cuneata ''Gaultheria cuneata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to western China. It is a densely branched, dwarf, evergreen shrub growing to tall by wide, with narrow glossy green leaves and white flowers in spring follo ...
'' (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Bean – Nepal and China (western Sichuan and northern Yunnan) *''
Gaultheria depressa ''Gaultheria depressa'', commonly known as the mountain snowberry or alpine wax berry, is a small ground-hugging shrub of the heath family Ericaceae native to rocky alpine areas of Tasmania, Australia, and New Zealand. Description In Austral ...
'' Hook.f. - mountain snow berry or alpine wax berry – Tasmania and New Zealand *'' Gaultheria dialypetala'' Sleumer – central-western Sumatra ( Mount Talakmau) *''
Gaultheria discolor ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' Nutt. ex Hook. – Bhutan and eastern Himalayas to China (western and southeastern Yunnan) *'' Gaultheria dolichopoda'' Airy Shaw – Arunachal Pradesh to China (Yunnan) and northern Myanmar *'' Gaultheria domingensis'' Urb. – Hispaniola and Lesser Antilles *'' Gaultheria dumicola'' W.W.Sm. – Arunachal Pradesh to China (western Yunnan) *''
Gaultheria eciliata ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Rae & D.G.Long) P.W.Fritsch & L.H.Zhou - Eastern Himalayas to China (northwestern Yunnan) *''
Gaultheria edulis ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Schltr.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – western New Guinea *''
Gaultheria ensifolia ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Merr.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northern Borneo *''
Gaultheria epiphytica ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (H.R.Fletcher) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Peninsular Thailand *'' Gaultheria erecta'' Vent. – Mexico to northwestern Argentina and southern Brazil *''
Gaultheria eriophylla ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Pers.) Mart. ''ex'' Sleumer eastern Brazil *''
Gaultheria eymae ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' Kron & P.W.Fritsch – central Sulawesi * ''Gaultheria'' × ''fagifolia'' Hook.f. – New Zealand (North Island) *''
Gaultheria filipes ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – central Sulawesi *''
Gaultheria fimbriata ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Borneo (
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in Sarawak) *''
Gaultheria floribunda ''Gaultheria floribunda'' is a species of plant in the heath family (Ericaceae). It is endemic to the tepuis of southern Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South Ame ...
'' (Camp) ined. – Venezuela (Bolívar) *''
Gaultheria foliolosa ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' Benth. – Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru *''
Gaultheria fragrantissima ''Gaultheria fragrantissima'' is a species of flowering plant native to southern and southeastern Asia. It is commonly known as fragrant wintergreen or ''dhasingre''. Description ''Gaultheria fragrantissima'' is a shrub or small tree. The flowe ...
'' Wall. – India, Tibet, south-central China, Myanmar, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Java *''
Gaultheria gajoensis ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northern Sumatra *''
Gaultheria gallowayana ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Argent) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Sulawesi *'' Gaultheria glaucicaulis'' (Argent) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Sulawesi *''
Gaultheria glauciflora ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northern Sumatra *'' Gaultheria glaucifolia'' Hemsl. – Mexico (Durango and Jalisco) *'' Gaultheria glomerata'' (Cav.) Sleumer – Venezuela to Bolivia *''
Gaultheria gonggashanensis ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' P.W.Fritsch & Lu Lu – China (Sichuan) *'' Gaultheria gracilescens'' Sleumer – western New Guinea *''
Gaultheria gracilipes ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (J.J.Sm.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – southwestern Sulawesi *'' Gaultheria gracilis'' Small – Costa Rica and Panama *'' Gaultheria griffithiana'' Wight Eastern Nepal to south-central China and Vietnam *''
Gaultheria haemantha ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – central Sulawesi *'' Gaultheria hapalotricha'' A.C.Sm. – Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia *''
Gaultheria hendrianiana ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Argent) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Sulawesi *'' Gaultheria heteromera'' R.C.Fang – Arunachal Pradesh and southeast Tibet *'' Gaultheria hirta'' Ridl. – Peninsula Malaysia (Perak: Gunung Korbu) *'' Gaultheria hispida'' R.Br. - snow berry – Tasmania *''
Gaultheria hispidula ''Gaultheria hispidula'', commonly known as the creeping snowberry or moxie-plum, and known to Micmaq tribes of Newfoundland as Manna Teaberry, is a perennial spreading ground-level vine of the heath family Ericaceae. It is native to North Americ ...
'' (L.) Muhl. ''ex'' Bigelow - creeping snowberry or moxie-plum – Canada and the northern United States *'' Gaultheria hookeri'' C.B.Clarke – Nepal, Tibet, and the eastern Himalayas to south-Central China *'' Gaultheria howellii'' (Sleumer) D.J.Middleton – Galápagos *''
Gaultheria humifusa ''Gaultheria humifusa'' is a species of shrub in the heath family which is known by the common names alpine wintergreen and alpine spicy wintergreen. It is native to western North America, from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where i ...
'' (Graham) Rydb. - alpine wintergreen or alpine spicy wintergreen – western Canada and western United States *'' Gaultheria hypochlora'' Airy Shaw – Arunachal Pradesh, Tibet, China (Sichuan and Yunnan) and northern Myanmar *''
Gaultheria insana ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Molina) D.J.Middleton south-central Chile and southern Argentina *'' Gaultheria insipida'' Benth. - chichaja – Colombia and Ecuador * ''Gaultheria'' × ''intermedia'' J.J.Sm. – ''G. leucocarpa'' × ''G. punctata'' – Sumatra and Java *'' Gaultheria itatiaiae'' Wawra – southeastern and southern Brazil *'' Gaultheria japonica'' (A.Gray) Sleumer – Japan (northern and central Honshu) *''
Gaultheria jiewhoei ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Mustaqim) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Sulawesi *'' Gaultheria jingdongensis'' R.C.Fang – China (west-central Yunnan) * ''Gaultheria'' × ''jordanensis'' Brade & Sleum. – ''G. eriophylla'' × ''G. itatiaiae'' – southeastern Brazil *''
Gaultheria kalimantanensis ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (P.Wilkie & Argent) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Borneo ( Meratus Mountains) *''
Gaultheria kalmiifolia ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Borneo (Sarawak) *''
Gaultheria kamengiana ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' S.Panda & Sanjappa – Arunachal Pradesh *'' Gaultheria kemiriensis'' Sleumer – Sumatra *''
Gaultheria kemulensis ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (J.J.Sm.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – east-central Borneo ( Mount Kemul) *''
Gaultheria kinabaluensis ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Stapf) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northern Borneo *''
Gaultheria kingii ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Merr.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and northern Sumatra *'' Gaultheria kitangladensis'' (P.W.Fritsch) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Philippines (Mindanao) *''
Gaultheria kjellbergii ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (J.J.Sm.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – southeastern Sulawesi *'' Gaultheria kosteri'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – western New Guinea *''
Gaultheria kostermansii ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Borneo (east-central Kalimantan) *''
Gaultheria lamii ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (J.J.Sm.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northwestern New Guinea (Mt. Doorman) *'' Gaultheria lanceolata'' Hook.f. – Tasmania *'' Gaultheria lanigera'' Hook. – Ecuador *''
Gaultheria lavandulifolia ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Borneo (Sarawak) *''
Gaultheria ledermannii ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Schltr.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northeastern New Guinea *'' Gaultheria leucocarpa'' Blume – Sumatra and Java *''
Gaultheria lilianae ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (J.J.Sm.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – western New Guinea *''
Gaultheria linifolia ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Phil.) Teillier & R.A.Rodr. – south-central and southern Chile and southern Argentina *''
Gaultheria loheri ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Merr.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Philippines (Luzon: Caraballo Mountains) *'' Gaultheria lohitiensis'' S.Panda & Sanjappa – Arunachal Pradesh *'' Gaultheria longiracemosa'' Y.C.Yang – China (west-central Sichuan) *''
Gaultheria lorentzii ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Koord.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – southern New Guinea *'' Gaultheria losirensis'' Sleumer – Sumatra (Mount Leuser) *''
Gaultheria lotungensis ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Argent) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northern Borneo *''
Gaultheria luzonica ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' A.Gray – Philippines *''
Gaultheria lysolepis ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Papua New Guinea *''
Gaultheria macrocalyx ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Peninsular Malaysia *'' Gaultheria macrostigma'' (Colenso) D.J.Middleton – New Zealand *''
Gaultheria major ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Airy Shaw) P.W.Fritsch & Lu Lu – eastern Himalayas, Tibet, and Yunnan *'' Gaultheria malayana'' Airy Shaw – Peninsular Malaysia *''
Gaultheria mantorii ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Argent) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Borneo (Sabah) *'' Gaultheria marginata'' (N.E.Br.) D.J.Middleton – southern Venezuela *''
Gaultheria marronina ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' P.W.Fritsch & Lu Lu – China (Sichuan) *''
Gaultheria marticorenae ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' Teillier & P.W.Fritsch – central and southern Chile and southern Argentina *''
Gaultheria megabracteata ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Argent) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Borneo (Sarawak) *''
Gaultheria megalodonta ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' A.C.Sm. – Ecuador and Peru *''
Gaultheria mekonggaensis ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Argent & Widjaja) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Sulawesi *''
Gaultheria memecyloides ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Stapf) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northern Borneo *''
Gaultheria merrillii ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Philippines (Luzon and Negros) *''
Gaultheria microsalicifolia ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Argent) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Borneo (Sarawak) *'' Gaultheria minuta'' Merr. – Himalayas, northern Myanmar, and Yunnan *''
Gaultheria minutiflora ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Sulawesi *''
Gaultheria mogeana ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Argent) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Borneo (Kalimantan) *''
Gaultheria morobeensis ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – New Guinea *''
Gaultheria mucronata ''Gaultheria mucronata'' ( syn. ''Pernettya mucronata''; also known as prickly heath, chaura, or murtillo) is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to southern Argentina and Chile. In volcanic areas of southern Chile ''G ...
'' (L.f.) Hook. & Arn. - prickly heath or chaura – south-central and southern Chile and southern Argentina *''
Gaultheria multiglandulosa ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Steyerm. & Maguire) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Venezuela (Bolívar) *''
Gaultheria muluensis ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Borneo (Sabah and Sarawak) *'' Gaultheria mundula'' F.Muell. – eastern New Guinea *''
Gaultheria muscicola ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – western New Guinea *'' Gaultheria myrsinoides'' Kunth – Mexico to northwestern Argentina *''
Gaultheria myrtilloides ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pl ...
'' Cham. & Schltdl. – Brazil (Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro) *''
Gaultheria myrtillus ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Stapf) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northern Borneo *''
Gaultheria ngii ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Argent) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Peninsular Malaysia *''
Gaultheria nivea ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (J.Anthony) Airy Shaw – southeastern Tibet and northwestern Yunnan *'' Gaultheria notabilis'' J.Anthony – China (Yunnan) *'' Gaultheria novaguineensis'' J.J.Sm. – western New Guinea *'' Gaultheria nubicola'' D.J.Middleton – South Island of New Zealand *'' Gaultheria nubigena'' (Phil.) B.L.Burtt & Sleum. – south-central and southern Chile and southern Argentina *'' Gaultheria nummularioides'' D.Don – Himalayas, Assam, Bangladesh, Myanmar, south-central China, Sumatra, Java, and Lesser Sunda Islands *''
Gaultheria obovata ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Airy Shaw) P.W.Fritsch & Lu Lu – Eastern Nepal, Tibet, northern Myanmar, and China (Yunnan) *''
Gaultheria oppositifolia ''Gaultheria oppositifolia'' is a shrub in the heath family Ericaceae, endemic to New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South ...
'' Hook.f. – kama, niniwa or snowberry – North Island of New Zealand *'' Gaultheria oreogena'' A.C.Sm. – western Colombia and Ecuador *''
Gaultheria orophila ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Borneo (Sarawak: Pegunungan Dulit) *''
Gaultheria othmanii ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Argent) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Borneo (Sarawak) *''
Gaultheria ovatifolia ''Gaultheria ovatifolia'' is a species of shrub in the heath family which is known by the common names western teaberry, Oregon spicy wintergreen, and slender wintergreen. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California ...
'' A.Gray – western teaberry or Oregon spicy wintergreen – western Canada and northwestern United States *'' Gaultheria paniculata'' B.L.Burtt & A.W.Hill – North Island of New Zealand *''
Gaultheria papuana ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Mustaqim, Utteridge & Heatubun) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – western New Guinea *'' Gaultheria parvula'' D.J.Middleton – South Island of New Zealand *''
Gaultheria paucinervia ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' P.W.Fritsch & C.M.Bush – Borneo (Sabah) *''
Gaultheria paulsmithii ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Argent) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Borneo (Sabah) *''
Gaultheria pendens ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – western New Guinea *''
Gaultheria penduliflora ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Stapf) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northern Borneo *'' Gaultheria pernettyoides'' Sleumer – Sumatra (Mount Leuser) *'' Gaultheria phillyreifolia'' (Pers.) Sleumer – Argentina and central Chile *''
Gaultheria piceifolia ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – central Borneo *''
Gaultheria pilosa ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Blume) Zoll. & Moritzi – western Java *''
Gaultheria pinifolia ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Stapf) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northern Borneo *''
Gaultheria pittosporifolia ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (J.J.Sm.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Borneo *''
Gaultheria platyphylla ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (P.W.Fritsch) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Philippines (Mindanao) *'' Gaultheria poeppigii'' DC. – central and southern Chile and central and southern Argentina *'' Gaultheria praticola'' C.Y.Wu – southeastern Tibet and northwestern Yunnan *''
Gaultheria procumbens ''Gaultheria procumbens'', also called the eastern teaberry, the checkerberry, the boxberry, or the American wintergreen, is a species of ''Gaultheria'' native to northeastern North America from Newfoundland west to southeastern Manitoba, and sou ...
'' L. – eastern teaberry, checkerberry, boxberry, or American wintergreen – eastern and central Canada and eastern United States *'' Gaultheria prostrata'' W.W.Sm. – northwestern Yunnan to Vietnam *''
Gaultheria pseudonotabilis ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pl ...
'' H.Li ''ex'' R.C.Fang – northwestern Yunnan *''
Gaultheria pseudorufescens ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Peninsular Malaysia and northern Borneo *''
Gaultheria pubivertex ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northern Sumatra *''
Gaultheria pullei ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' J.J.Sm. – New Guinea *'' Gaultheria pumila'' (L.f.) D.J.Middleton – Chile and western and southern Argentina *''
Gaultheria punctulata ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Stapf) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northern Borneo *''
Gaultheria puradyatmikae ''Gaultheria puradyatmikae'' is a multi-branched terrestrial shrub growing up to tall. It is endemic Mount Jaya in Papua Province of Indonesia on the western half of the island New Guinea. It was collected in flower in November, and fruiting in ...
'' (Mustaqim, Utteridge & Heatubun) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – western New Guinea *'' Gaultheria purpurascens'' Kunth – Colombia (Cundinamarca) *'' Gaultheria purpurea'' R.C.Fang – southeastern Tibet *'' Gaultheria pyrolifolia'' Hook.f. ''ex'' C.B.Clarke – eastern Himalayas, Tibet, northern Myanmar, and south-central China *'' Gaultheria pyroloides'' Hook.f. & Thomson ''ex'' Miq. – Sakhalin and northern and central Japan *'' Gaultheria racemulosa'' (DC.) D.J.Middleton – Juan Fernández Islands *'' Gaultheria rengifoana'' Phil. – Chile *'' Gaultheria reticulata'' Kunth – Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia *''
Gaultheria retusa ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch - central Sulawesi *''
Gaultheria rhombica ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Argent) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Borneo (Sabah) *'' Gaultheria rigida'' Kunth – Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru *''
Gaultheria rigidifolia ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (P.W.Fritsch & C.M.Bush) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Borneo *''
Gaultheria rosea ''Gaultheria'' is a genus of about 283 species of shrubs in the family Ericaceae. The name commemorates Jean François Gaultier of Quebec, an honour bestowed by the Scandinavian Pehr Kalm in 1748 and taken up by Carl Linnaeus in his '. These pla ...
'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – western New Guinea (Nettoti Mountains) *''Gaultheria rosmarinifolia'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northern Borneo *''Gaultheria rubella'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – west-central Sumatra *''Gaultheria rubidiflora'' (J.J.Sm.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – southern Sulawesi *''Gaultheria rufa'' (Stapf) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northern Borneo *''Gaultheria rupestris'' (G.Forst.) G.Don – South Island of New Zealand *''Gaultheria rupicola'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – New Guinea *''Gaultheria sagittanthera'' (J.J.Sm.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – central Sulawesi *''Gaultheria sanguinolenta'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northern Borneo *''Gaultheria santanderensis'' A.C.Sm. – Colombia *''Gaultheria saurauioides'' (J.J.Sm.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – east-central Borneo (Mount Kemul) *''Gaultheria scabrida'' (Becc.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Borneo *''Gaultheria schramii'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – western New Guinea (Nettoti Mountains) *''Gaultheria schultesii'' Camp – Mexico (Oaxaca) *''Gaultheria schultzei'' (Schltr.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch northeastern New Guinea *''Gaultheria sclerophylla'' Cuatrec. – Ecuador, Colombia, northwestern Venezuela, and western Bolivia *''Gaultheria semi-infera'' (C.B.Clarke) Airy Shaw – eastern Himalayas, Tibet, Myanmar, south-Central China, and Vietnam *''Gaultheria sepikensis'' Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northeastern New Guinea *''Gaultheria serrata'' (Vell.) Kin.-Gouv. ''ex'' Luteyn – southeastern Brazil *Gaultheria × serrulata, ''Gaultheria'' × ''serrulata'' Herzog – ''G. erecta'' × ''G. vaccinioides'' – Bolivia *''Gaultheria seshagiriana'' Subba Rao & Kumari – Arunachal Pradesh *''Gaultheria setiloba'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – western New Guinea *''Gaultheria setulosa'' N.E.Br. – southern Venezuela *''Gaultheria shallon'' Pursh – salal, shallon, or gaultheria – Alaska, British Columbia, and the United States west coast *''Gaultheria sinensis'' J.Anthony – Arunachal Pradesh, Tibet, Myanmar, and south-central China (Sichuan and Yunnan) *''Gaultheria sleumeri'' Smitinand & P.H.Hô – Vietnam *''Gaultheria sleumeriana'' Kin.-Gouv. – Brazil (São Paulo: Serra do Bocaina) *''Gaultheria smithii'' Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northern New Guinea (Cyclops Mountains) *''Gaultheria solitaria'' Sleumer – eastern Java (Mt. Ardjuno) *''Gaultheria soror'' (Becc.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – western New Guinea *''Gaultheria speciosa'' (A.C.Sm.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Venezuela (Bolívar) *''Gaultheria sphenophylla'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northern Borneo *''Gaultheria stapfiana'' Airy Shaw – eastern Himalayas, northern Myanmar, and China (Yunnan) *''Gaultheria steenisii'' Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Sumatra *''Gaultheria stellaris'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – New Guinea (Mt. Antares) *''Gaultheria stenophylla'' P.W.Fritsch & Lu Lu – eastern Himalayas, southeastern Tibet, and China (Yunnan) *''Gaultheria stereophylla'' A.C.Sm. – Ecuador (Azuay) *''Gaultheria steyermarkii'' Luteyn – Venezuela (Sucre) *''Gaultheria straminea'' R.C.Fang – southeastern Tibet *''Gaultheria strigosa'' Benth. – Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and northwestern Venezuela *''Gaultheria subcorymbosa'' Colenso – New Zealand *''Gaultheria subglobularis'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – central New Guinea *''Gaultheria suborbicularis'' W.W.Sm. – China (northwestern Yunnan) *''Gaultheria sulawesiensis'' Kron & P.W.Fritsch – central Sulawesi *''Gaultheria sulcinervia'' Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northern Borneo *''Gaultheria sumatrensis'' (Merr.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Sumatra *''Gaultheria supyanii'' (Argent) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Sulawesi *''Gaultheria taiwaniana'' S.S.Ying – central Taiwan *''Gaultheria tasmanica'' (Hook.f.) D.J.Middleton – Tasmania *''Gaultheria tenuifolia'' (Phil.) Sleumer – central and southern Chile and southern Argentina *''Gaultheria tetracme'' (Airy Shaw) P.W.Fritsch & Lu Lu – China (western Sichuan) *''Gaultheria tetramera'' W.W.Sm. – Sikkim through eastern Himalayas and Tibet to western Yunnan *''Gaultheria thymifolia'' Stapf ''ex'' Airy Shaw – Arunachal Pradesh, Tibet, northern Myanmar, and China (Yunnan) *''Gaultheria tomentosa'' Kunth – Ecuador and Peru *''Gaultheria triangulanthera'' (J.J.Sm.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – central Sulawesi *''Gaultheria trichophylla'' Royle - Himalayan snowberry – Himalayas to northern Myanmar and south-central China *''Gaultheria trigonoclada'' R.C.Fang – southeastern Tibet *''Gaultheria trinervia'' (Elmer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Philippines (Mindanao: Mt. Calelan) *''Gaultheria ulei'' Sleumer – southern Brazil *''Gaultheria undata'' (J.J.Sm.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – southwestern Sulawesi *''Gaultheria urceolata'' (Stapf) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – northern Borneo *''Gaultheria urdanetensis'' (Elmer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Philippines (Mindanao: Mt. Urdaneta) *''Gaultheria vaccinioides'' Griseb. ''ex'' Wedd. – Peru and Bolivia *''Gaultheria vareschii'' (Steyerm.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – Venezuela (Bolívar) *''Gaultheria varians'' (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch – New Guinea *''Gaultheria viridicarpa'' J.B.Williams – southeastern Queensland to northeastern New South Wales *''Gaultheria viridiflora'' Sleumer – southwestern central Sulawesi (Latimodjong Mountains) *''Gaultheria wardii'' C.Marquand & Airy-Shaw – Arunachal Pradesh, Tibet, northern Myanmar, and south-central China


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