丽江雀梅藤 li jiang que mei teng

Shrubs spinescent. Branchlets opposite or subopposite, brownish, densely tomentose, apex spinescent. Leaves alternate or subopposite, dimorphic; petiole 2-3 mm, whitish tomentose; leaf blade thickly leathery, lateral veins 3 or 4 pairs, slightly impressed adaxially, margin slightly revolute; large leaves elliptic, 1.5-2.5 × 0.8-1.5 cm, abaxially tomentose, adaxially glabrous, margin sparsely dentate, apex rounded-obtuse or shortly acuminate; small leaves 1-1.5 cm × 3-6 mm, abaxially persistently densely tomentose, adaxially shiny, base cuneate, apex obtuse or acuminate. Flowers sessile, in spikes; rachis 2-7 cm. Calyx tomentose. Ovary tomentose. Fruit unknown. Fl. Jun, fr. unknown.

● Forests; 2000-3000 m. NW Yunnan (Lijiang).

Material of this species was not seen by the second author.