红皮木姜子(原变种) hong pi mu jiang zi (yuan bian zhong)

Lindera pedunculata Diels, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 350. 1901; Benzoin pedunculatum (Diels) Rehder; Litsea merrilliana C. K. Allen; Pseudolitsea tsaii Yen C. Yang.

Evergreen shrubs or small trees. Branchlets glabrous or subglabrous. Petiole glabrous; leaf blade glabrous on both surfaces, apex acute or acuminate. Fruiting peduncle 5-7 mm, glabrous; fruiting pedicel glabrous.

● Mixed forests on moist mountain slopes or mountaintops; 1300-2300 m. Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, S Jiangxi, Sichuan, SE Yunnan.