枇杷叶山龙眼 pi pa ye shan long yan

Helicia vestita W. W. Smith var. mixta H. L. Li, J. Arnold Arbor. 24: 444. 1943.

Leaf blade obovate-oblong to broadly oblanceolate, 9-28 × 5-15 cm, margin coarsely serrate or serrulate in upper half, sometimes entire, apex acute to shortly acuminate; secondary veins 9-12 on each side of midvein. Inflorescences 10-16 cm. Pedicel 2-3 mm. Perianth 1.2-1.4 cm. Hypogynous glands connate into a crenulate ring. Fl. Jun-Jul, fr. Oct-Dec.

Forests, mountain slopes, valleys; 100-1000 m. Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan [N Vietnam].

This variety provides timber.