亮叶越桔 liang ye yue ju

Shrubs evergreen, many branched. Twigs ?terete, densely pubescent, glabrescent; bud scales inconspicuous. Leaves dense; petiole ca. 2 mm, initially pubescent, glabrescent; leaf blade oblong-obovate, 2–3 × 0.9–1.4 cm, leathery, abaxially sparsely appressed-setose, adaxially nitid, puberulous only on midvein, secondary veins ca. 3 pairs, these and fine veins inconspicuous abaxially, hardly raised adaxially, base broadly cuneate, margin plane, entire, with 1 basal gland per side, cartilaginous, apex acute. Inflorescences racemose, 1.2–2 cm, glabrous, few flowered; bracts unknown. Pedicel ca. 7 mm, glabrous. Flowers unknown. Immature berry glabrous; persistent calyx lobes triangular-lanceolate, 2.5–3 mm. Fl. and fr. Jun.

Montane dwarf forests; ca. 1200 m. W Guangdong (Fengkai).