1b. Corylus ferox var. thibetica (Batalin) Franchet, J. Bot. (Morot). 13: 200. 1899.
藏刺榛 zang ci zhen
Corylus thibetica Batalin, Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 13: 102. 1893.
Scales of buds glabrous. Leaves obovate or elliptic; lateral veins 8-12 on each side of midvein.
* Mixed forests; 1500-3600 m. SE Gansu, Guizhou, W Hubei, Ningxia, Shaanxi, E Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan