Habit: shrub, tree

Plant Height (m): 3-8 m

Elevation (m): 700-1100 m

Distribution: China: Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi

Young Branch: glabrous

Leaf upper surface: glabrous

Leaf texture: leathery

Leaf lower surface: glabrous, glaucous

Leaf length (cm): 5-12 cm

Leaf width (cm): 2-3.5 cm

Leaf shape: oblong-elliptic, lanceolate

Leaf margin: entire, deflexed, lower part entire

Leaf apex: acuminate

Leaf base: cuneate

Lateral vein: pairs: 6-7

Petiole length (mm): 11-18 mm

Petiole: glabrous

Flower: solitary

Flower position: axillary, subterminal

Flower diameter (cm): 5-8 cm

Pedicel: absent

Bractlet number: 10

Bractlet shape: lunate, orbicular, semiorbicular, obovate

Branchlet length (mm): 1.5-20 mm

Bractlet hairiness: pubescent outside, sericeous inside

Sepal: leathery

Sepal number: 10

Sepal shape: orbicular, obovate, semiorbicular

Sepal length (mm): 1.5-20 mm

Sepal hairiness: pubescent outside, sericeous inside

Petal number: 5-7

Petal color: red

Petal shape: obovate

Petal apex: retuse

Petal length (mm): 35-37 mm

Petal: basally slightly connate

Stamen length (mm): 28 mm

Filaments hairiness: glabrous

Filaments: lower half of outer filaments connate, not forming a tube

Ovary: glabrous

Ovary shape: orbicular

Ovary locus: 3-locular, 4-locular

Relative length of stamens and styles: stamens longer than styles

Style length (mm): 26 mm

Style hairiness: glabrous

Style: 3-cleft, 4-cleft

Fruit shape: ovate

Fruit height (cm): 3-6 cm

Fruit diameter (cm): 3-6 cm

Seed number per locule: 1, 2, 3 or more

Seed color: brown

Seed hairiness: glabrous