Hollard Gardens

Family: Ericaceae (Heath)

Distribution: China (Yunnan); Laos; Myanmar

Habitat: Forest margin, cut-over bush

IUCN Red list: Least concern

Life form: Tree - evergreen

Comments: Habit: Forms an erect small tree to 9m.
Foliage: Green oblanceolate leaves, somewhat larger than decorum ssp decorum.
Flowers: Fragrant white flowers arranged in a truss of up to 20 blooms.
Additional notes: Flowers later in the season than decorum ssp decorum, and is found at a lower altitude in the wild.