Habit: shrub, tree

Plant Height (m): 3-5 m

Elevation (m): 260-320 m

Distribution: China: Guangxi

Young Branch: pubescent, stout

Young Branch shape: terete

Leaf upper surface: glabrous

Leaf texture: leathery

Leaf lower surface: pubescent, midrib hairy

Leaf length (cm): 13-29 cm

Leaf width (cm): 5.5-12.5 cm

Leaf shape: oblong-elliptic, obovate-elliptic, elliptic

Leaf margin: serrulate

Leaf apex: acuminate, acute

Leaf base: broadly-cuneate, rounded

Lateral vein: pairs: 10-12

Petiole length (mm): 5-8 mm

Petiole: pubescent, sulcate

Flower: solitary, 2-5 flowers clustered

Flower position: axillary

Flower diameter (cm): 2-3 cm

Pedicel length (cm): 0.5-1 cm

Pedicel hairiness: pubescent

Bractlet number: 2

Bractlet: early deciduous

Sepal: persistent

Sepal number: 5

Sepal shape: ovate

Sepal length (mm): 3-3.5 mm

Sepal hairiness: glabrous inside, margin ciliated, sericeous outside

Petal number: 5-7

Petal color: white

Petal shape: suborbicular

Petal apex: round

Petal length (mm): 10-15 mm

Petal hairiness: pubescent outside

Petal: basally slightly connate

Stamen length (mm): 10 mm

Filaments hairiness: glabrous

Filaments: the base of outer filaments connate, not forming a tube

Ovary: pubescent

Ovary shape: ovate

Ovary locus: 3-locular

Relative length of stamens and styles: stamens longer than styles

Style length (mm): 8 mm

Style hairiness: glabrous

Style: 3-cleft

Fruit shape: flat triorbicular

Fruit height (cm): 1.5-2 cm

Fruit diameter (cm): 2-3 cm

Seed shape: suborbicular

Seed color: brown