Kuntze Gaultheria fragrantissima is a species of flowering plant native to southern and southeastern Asia.

[4] The form of the plant and the size and shape of its leaves can vary considerably based on its habitat.

In drier and sunnier conditions, like exposed slopes and thickets, it is a small narrow-leaved shrub.

[3] Gaultheria fragrantissima ranges from India and Sri Lanka through Nepal, Tibet, and the Himlalayas to south-central China, and to Vietnam, Myanmar, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, and Bali.

[2] Gaultheria fragrantissima is native to montane tropical and subtropical forests from 1,375 to 2,650 metres elevation.