Gaultheria (Ericaceae) of Myanmar: an updated species list for the country, a new species, and a new species combination Author Fritsch, Peter W. 0000-0002-3606-663X Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 1700 University Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76107 - 3400, USA & pfritsch @ brit. org; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 3606 - 663 X pfritsch@brit.org Author Armstrong, Kate E. 0000-0001-9850-5717 New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York 10458, USA & karmstrong @ nybg. org; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 9850 - 5717 karmstrong@nybg.org Author Aung, Mu Mu 0000-0002-8263-9099 Forest Research Institute, Forest Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, Yezin, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar & mumuaung 85 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8263 - 9099 mumuaung85@gmail.com Author Fujikawa, Kazumi 0000-0003-4717-9215 Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden, 4200 - 6, Godaisan, Kochi 781 - 8125, Japan & saussure @ makino. or. jp; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 4717 - 9215 saussure@makino.or.jp Author Lu, Lu 0000-0002-7276-5358 School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Pharmacology for Natural Products, Kunming Medical University, CN- 650500 Kunming, Yunnan, China & lulukmu @ 163. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 7276 - 5358 text Phytotaxa 2023 2023-05-03 595 1 37 61 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.595.1.3 journal article 10.11646/phytotaxa.595.1.3 1179-3163 7889451 Classification — Gaultheria sect. Chiogenopsis ser. Trichophyllae . Phylogenetic placement — Trichophyllae clade. Literature — Airy Shaw 1941 , Kress et al. 2003 , Fang & Stevens 2005 , Fritsch et al. 2008 , Fritsch & Lu 2020 ). Myanmar specimens — Kachin : Putao District , Putao Township , Hponganrazi Wildlife Sanctuary , between Ye Khe Sap and Hponganrazi summit, 3,176 m , 27°30’52.6”N , 96°56’30.5”E , 22 October 2016 , K. Armstrong et al. 2004 (E!, NY 02653289!, RAF !); [Putao District, Khaunglanphu Township,] Chawchi Pass , 11,000 ft , 2 July 1920 , R.J. Farrer 1676 (E E00231071!); ditto, 12,500 ft , 18 July 1920 , R.J. Farrer 1737 (E E00231073!); [Putao District, Nawngmun Township, Hkakaborazi National Park,] Advance Base Seingkhu Wang , 10,000 ft , 6 April 1924 , F. Kingdon-Ward 6845 (K [2 sheets]!); [Putao District, Nawngmun Township, Hkakaborazi National Park,] sources of the Irrawaddy , Adung Valley , 28°20’N , 97°40’E , 10,000–11,000 ft , 10 June 1931 , F. Kingdon-Ward 9628 (BM BM013823048!*) .