雀梅藤(原变种) que mei teng (yuan bian zhong)

Rhamnus thea Osbeck, Dagb. Ostind. Resa, 232. 1757; Ampeloplis chinensis Rafinesque, nom. illeg. superfl.; Berchemia chanetii H. Léveillé; R. theezans Linnaeus, nom. illeg. superfl.; Sageretia chanetii (H. Léveillé) C. K. Schneider; S. taiwaniana Hosokawa ex Masamune; S. thea var. bilocularis S. Y. Liu; S. theezans Brongniart, nom. illeg. superfl.

Petiole 2-7 mm; leaf blade usually elliptic, oblong, or ovate-elliptic, abaxially glabrous or pubescent on veins, base rounded or subcordate.

Mountain forests, thickets, hills; below 2100 m. Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [India, Japan, Korea, Vietnam].