Habit: subshrub

Plant Height (m): 1-3 m

Elevation (m): 450-1500 m

Distribution: China: Yunnan

Young Branch: pubescent

Leaf upper surface: midrib hairy

Leaf texture: leathery

Leaf lower surface: glabrous

Leaf length (cm): 2.5-3.5 cm

Leaf width (cm): 1.5-2.3 cm

Leaf shape: oblong-elliptic

Leaf margin: serrulate

Leaf apex: obtuse

Leaf base: broadly-cuneate

Petiole length (mm): 2-3 mm

Petiole: pubescent

Flower: solitary

Flower position: axillary, subterminal

Flower diameter (cm): 1.5 cm

Pedicel: absent

Bractlet number: 9-10

Bractlet: persistent

Bractlet shape: semiorbicular, suborbicular

Branchlet length (mm): 1-3.5 mm

Bractlet hairiness: glabrous inside, pubescent outside

Sepal: margin membranous, persistent

Sepal number: 9-10

Sepal shape: suborbicular, semiorbicular

Sepal length (mm): 1-3.5 mm

Sepal hairiness: glabrous inside, pubescent outside

Petal number: 6-7

Petal color: white

Petal shape: obovate, obovate-elliptic

Petal apex: round

Petal length (mm): 6-10 mm

Petal width (mm): 5-6 mm

Petal: basally slightly connate

Stamen length (mm): 6-7 mm

Filaments hairiness: glabrous

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

Ovary: pubescent

Ovary shape: orbicular

Relative length of stamens and styles: stamens longer than styles

Style number: 3

Style length (mm): 5 mm

Style hairiness: glabrous

Style: free

Fruit shape: oblate, apex retuse

Fruit diameter (cm): 1-1.2 cm

Pericarp: rough

Seed color: brown

Seed hairiness: pubescent