Habit: shrub

Plant Height (m): 1-1.5 m

Elevation (m): 150-450 m

Distribution: China: Guangxi

Young Branch: glabrous

Leaf upper surface: glabrous

Leaf texture: leathery

Leaf length (cm): 8-17.5 cm

Leaf width (cm): 3-6.5 cm

Leaf shape: oblong-elliptic, elliptic

Leaf margin: serrulate

Leaf apex: acuminate, caudate

Leaf base: broadly-cuneate

Lateral vein: pairs: 7-9

Petiole length (mm): 3-6 mm

Petiole: glabrous, sulcate

Flower: solitary

Flower position: axillary, subterminal

Pedicel: present

Pedicel length (cm): 0.3-0.5 cm

Bractlet number: 5-6

Bractlet position: covers the pedicel

Bractlet shape: ovate, semiorbicular

Branchlet length (mm): 1.5-2.5 mm

Bractlet width (mm): 2-3.5 mm

Bractlet hairiness: glabrous inside, pubescent inside, pubescent outside, margin ciliated

Sepal number: 5

Sepal length (mm): 3.5-5 mm

Sepal width (mm): 4.5-6 mm

Sepal hairiness: glabrous outside, margin ciliated, pubescent inside

Petal number: 7-13

Petal color: yellow

Petal shape: obovate, obovate-elliptic

Petal length (mm): 12-25 mm

Petal width (mm): 9-15 mm

Petal: basally slightly connate

Stamen length (mm): 10-15 mm

Filaments hairiness: glabrous

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

Ovary: glabrous

Ovary shape: ovate

Style number: 3

Style length (mm): 10-13 mm

Style: free

Fruit shape: flat triorbicular

Fruit height (cm): 1.5-2 cm

Fruit diameter (cm): 2.5-3.5 cm

Seed number per locule: 1, 2

Seed shape: semiorbicular, suborbicular

Seed color: castaneous

Seed hairiness: pubescent