石油菜(原亚种) shi you cai (yuan ya zhong)

Pilea cavaleriei subsp. valida C. J. Chen; Pilea peploides (Gaudichaud-Beaupré) W. J. Hooker & Arnott var. cavaleriei (H. Léveillé) H. Léveillé.

Stems 5-30 cm tall, 1.5-2.5 mm in diam. Leaf margin entire, apex obtuse, acute, or subrounded, rarely undulate. Male inflorescences longer than petioles. Fl. May-Aug, fr. Aug-Oct.

Shaded moist places, rocks in forests; 200-1500 m. Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, E Sichuan, SW Zhejiang [Bhutan].